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Ranking Member Morelle Releases Committee Report Correcting the Record Following White House Attack on Smithsonian
July 21, 2026
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WASHINGTON – Rep. Joe Morelle (NY-25), the top Democrat on the Committee on House Administration, issued this statement about his new Committee Report written to correct the record after the White House continued its partisan attack on the Smithsonian Institution:

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“Oversight of the Smithsonian: Radical Revisionism at the National Museum of American History”
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Ranking Member Morelle Leads House Democrats in Defeating Republicans’ Partisan Museum Bill
May 21, 2026
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WASHINGTON – Today, Rep. Joe Morelle (NY-25), the top Democrat on the Committee on House Administration, led House Democrats in defeating Republicans’ partisan museum bill that would have allowed President Trump to unilaterally overrule the Smithsonian Institution and Congress in choosing his own museum site — further delaying construction of the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum.

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Morelle Led Committee Dems in Full Committee Markup
March 18, 2026
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WASHINGTON – Today, Rep.

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Full Committee Markup
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Morelle Amendment to Keep Space Shuttle Discovery in the Smithsonian Moves Forward
July 22, 2025
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Today, Rep. Joe Morelle (NY-25), the top Democrat on the Committee on House Administration, issued the following statement about his amendment introduced during the Appropriations Full Committee Markup of the FY26 Interior and Environment Bill to keep the Space Shuttle Discovery with the Smithsonian. The amendment was successfully adopted and will be included in the bill to be considered by the full House.
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Ranking Members’ Joint Statement on President Trump’s Attempt to Fire the National Portrait Gallery Director
June 1, 2025
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WASHINGTON—Today, House Administration Committee Ranking Member Joe Morelle (NY-25) and House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) issued a joint statement following President Trump’s illegal attempt to fire the Director of the National Portrait Gallery:

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Morelle and House Admin Dems Demand Preservation of Smithsonian’s more than 175-years of Curatorial Independence
April 18, 2025
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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.
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Bill to Study Transfer of Weitzman Museum Honoring American Jewish History to the Smithsonian Institution Passes House of Representatives
September 24, 2024
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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.
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Ranking Member Morelle Opening Remarks at Smithsonian Oversight Hearing
December 12, 2023
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House Administration Committee Ranking Member Morelle gave the following opening remarks at the Smithsonian Oversight hearing:
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