Women’s museum bill collapses after Dems revolt over ‘biological women’ language
OAN Staff Lillian Mann
2:47 PM – Saturday, May 23, 2026
Bipartisan lawmakers voted against legislation that would have advanced the construction of a new women’s history museum in Washington, D.C., amid disagreements over “identity politics,” with House Democrats criticizing the proposed exclusion of transgender individuals from the museum.
Democrats overwhelmingly opposed the legislation over a GOP provision stipulating that only biological women would be recognized by the museum.
The measure failed in a 204–216 vote after a small group of Republicans joined Democrats in opposing the legislation, which would have secured a site on the National Mall for the future Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum.
The bill would have authorized the use of federal land on the National Mall for the construction of the American Women’s History Museum, as the Smithsonian cannot begin building until the site is formally transferred for the project. The museum was planned for a location across from the National Museum of African American History and Culture on the Mall.
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