Smithsonian

Rep. Joe Morelle (NY-25), the top Democrat on the Committee on House Administration, led all Democratic Committee Members in sending a letter to Vice President and Smithsonian Regent JD Vance rejecting the President’s overreaching and destructive Proclamation on the Smithsonian Institution.

H.R. 7764, passed the House of Representatives late last night. H.R. 7764, the Commission to Study the Potential Transfer of the Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History to the Smithsonian Institution Act, takes a critical step in transferring the Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History, a highly regarded museum dedicated to the history, culture, and contributions of Jewish Americans, to the Smithsonian Institution.

House Administration Committee Ranking Member Morelle gave the following opening remarks at the Smithsonian Oversight hearing:

Two new Smithsonian museums will be established upon the enactment of H.R. 133 to more fully celebrate the breadth and diversity of American heritage and better educate the public about our nation’s rich history and culture. The Omnibus spending bill includes legislation sought by Chairperson Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) and respectively authored by U.S. Reps. Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.) and Jose Serrano (D-N.Y.) to establish the National Museum of the American Latino and a women’s history museum within the Smithsonian Institution.

Committee on House Administration Chairperson Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) issued the following statement today after the House of Representatives passed H.R. 2420, legislation to establish the National Museum of the American Latino in the Smithsonian Institution:

Zoe Lofgren issued a statement in response to a letter from the Speaker of the House of Representatives calling for the removal of Confederate statues on display in the U.S. Capitol.