House rejects Smithsonian women's museum bill after GOP bans ‘biological men' from exhibits

Nbcwashington · May 24, 2026 · 836 words · By Lisa Mascaro; The Associated Press

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“The House rejected the bill, 204-216”

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The specific vote count (204-216) is reported by KXL. While other sources confirm the bill failed, they do not provide the specific vote tally, and only one source provides the exact numbers.

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web search NEUTRAL — The House rejected the bill, 204-216, an outcome that leaves the next steps uncertain. The revised bill also would ban a “diversity” of views and give President Donald Trump the final say on where the…
https://www.kxl.com/house-rejects-smithsonian-womens-museum-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Six Republican congressmen broke with their party to vote against the bill, which had been introduced by Representative Nicole Malliotakis, a Republican from New York. The effort to establish an Ameri…
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/21/arts/design/womens-museum…

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web search NEUTRAL — House Democrats unanimously voted this week against legislation to build a new women’s history museum on the National Mall. The reason was an amendment that limited the exhibits to biological women to…
https://jonathanturley.org/2026/05/22/house-democrats-unanim…

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“The revised bill also would ban a “diversity” of views”

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The claim that the revised bill would ban a 'diversity' of views is mentioned in the KXL report. The other provided evidence for this claim consists of dictionary definitions of the word 'revised' and does not provide factual corroboration of the bill's content.

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web search NEUTRAL — Use the adjective revised to describe something that's been updated or improved, such as a revised draft of your paper that includes corrections and new sentences that help explain your ideas.
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/revised

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web search NEUTRAL — REVISED definition: 1. changed in some ways: 2. changed in some ways: 3. a revised amount or value has been changed…. Learn more.
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/revised

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web search NEUTRAL — 1. To alter or edit (a text). 2. To reconsider and change or modify: I have revised my opinion of him. See Synonyms at correct. 3. Chiefly British To study again (academic material, for example), as f…
https://www.thefreedictionary.com/revised

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“give President Donald Trump the final say on where the museum would be located”

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The claim that the bill gave President Trump the final say on location is mentioned in the KXL report. Other provided evidence for this claim consists of dictionary definitions and is irrelevant.

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“Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez, a Democrat from New Mexico and chair of the Democratic Women's Caucus”

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Multiple sources confirm Teresa Leger Fernández is a Representative from New Mexico and the chair of the Democratic Women's Caucus for the 119th Congress.

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web search NEUTRAL — The Democratic Women's Caucus is a congressional caucus of the women members of the House Democratic Caucus. Established informally as the Democratic Women's Working Group in 2005, before the DWWG bec…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Women's_Caucus

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web search NEUTRAL — Teresa Leger Fernández (NM-03) as DWC’s Chair for the 119th Congress.The incoming Caucus will amplify the expertise and voices of the historic 96 Democratic women in the House. Together, we will gathe…
https://democraticwomenscaucus.house.gov/media/press-release…

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web search NEUTRAL — The Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) this week announced the election of Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.) as DWC’s chair for the 119th Congress, which starts in January.
https://msmagazine.com/2024/12/12/rep-teresa-leger-fernandez…

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“Republican Rep. Nicole Malliotakis of New York, the bill's chief sponsor”

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Wikipedia confirms Nicole Malliotakis is the U.S. representative for New York's 11th district. The KXL report identifies her as the bill's chief sponsor.

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web search NEUTRAL — Nicole Malliotakis is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for New York's 11th congressional district.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicole_Malliotakis

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web search NEUTRAL — The given name Nicole is a French feminine derivative of the masculine given name Nicolas, which is ultimately from the Ancient Greek Νικόλαος (Nikólaos), composed of the elements níkē “victory” and l…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicole_(name)

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web search NEUTRAL — Elegant blonde Nicole Kidman, known as one of Hollywood's top Australian imports, was actually born in Honolulu, Hawaii, to Anthony (a biochemist and clinical psychologist) and Janelle (a nursing inst…
https://m.imdb.com/name/nm0000173/

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“Rep. Tim Burchett, R-Tenn., who was among several from the conservative Freedom Caucus who voted against it”

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Wikipedia confirms Tim Burchett is a Republican Representative from Tennessee. Other search results confirm his voting patterns against various bills, and the KXL report places him in the context of the museum bill opposition.

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web search NEUTRAL — Timothy Floyd Burchett is an American politician who is the U.S. representative for Tennessee's 2nd congressional district, based in Knoxville, serving since 2019.Member of the Tennessee House of Repr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Burchett

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web search NEUTRAL — Skip to main content. Representative Tim Burchett logo.Burchett's Bill H.R. 2247 PASSES the House.
https://burchett.house.gov/

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web search NEUTRAL — 83 House Republicans voted against a bill to fund large portions of the federal government.It's another example of "vote no, take the dough."Tim Burchett of Tennessee also voted against the bill, desp…
https://www.yahoo.com/news/40-house-republicans-voted-agains…

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“Legislation authorizing the museum was approved during Trump's first term, in 2020”

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The evidence provided for this claim consists of Wikipedia and Britannica entries for the city of Budapest, which are completely irrelevant to the museum legislation.

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web search NEUTRAL — Budapest[a] is the capital and most populous city of Hungary. It is Hungary's primate city with 1.7 million inhabitants and its greater metro area has a population of about 3.3 million, [9][10] repres…
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web search NEUTRAL — 1 day ago · Budapest, capital city of Hungary and that country’s political, administrative, industrial, and commercial center. The site has been continuously settled since prehistoric times. Once call…
https://www.britannica.com/place/Budapest

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web search NEUTRAL — Discover Budapest, the stunning capital of Hungary. Learn about its rich history, dual identity as Buda and Pest, famous landmarks, and why it's the Pearl of the Danube.
https://justbudapest.com/capital-of-hungary/

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“At the start of the year, the bill had secured some 230 sponsors”

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The specific number of sponsors (approximately 230) is reported only by KXL. Other search results for this claim are irrelevant (referring to sign museums and MoMA).

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web search NEUTRAL — At the start of the year, the bill had secured some 230 sponsors, a rare show of bipartisanship in the split House, where Republicans hold a slim majority.
https://www.kxl.com/house-rejects-smithsonian-womens-museum-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Pictures don't do the museum justice - but to give you a feel for the amount of light you can expect to see in a collection of nearly 300 signs - the electric bill here is over $40,000 a year. Worth i…
https://billontheroad.com/american-sign-museum/

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web search NEUTRAL — Founded in 1929, The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in midtown Manhattan was the first museum devoted to the modern era.Today, the Museum welcomes approximately 3 million visitors every year and has more…
https://artsandculture.google.com/partner/moma-the-museum-of…

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“House Speaker Mike Johnson said the changes shouldn't be controversial”

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“Rep. Kat Cammack, R-Fla.”

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“Rep. Joe Morelle of New York, the top Democrat on the House Administration Committee”

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“One change added a mission scope that states, “The Museum shall be dedicated to preserving, researching, and presenting the history, achievements, and lived experiences of biological women in the United States.””

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“It also adds a prohibition which states, "The Museum may not identify, present, describe, or otherwise depict any biological male as a female.””

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“Another change added specific detail about where the museum would be located on the mall — near 14th Street SW and Jefferson Drive”

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