US Congress Senate Bill 1267 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 39-8-2)
Status: Introduced on May 1 2019 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2020-11-17 - Committee on Rules and Administration. Hearings held.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Establishes the National Museum of the American Latino in the Smithsonian Institution. The purposes of the museum are to (1) illuminate Latino contributions to the story of the United States; (2) provide for the collection, study, research, publication, and establishment of exhibitions and programs related to Latino life, art, history, and culture; and (3) provide for collaboration with Smithsonian Institution museums and research centers and other museums and educational institutions in the United States and abroad to promote the study and appreciation of Latino life, art, history, culture, and its impact on society in the United States. The bill establishes a Board of Trustees for the museum to advise and assist the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian on all matters related to the administration and preservation of the museum. The Director of the museum shall manage the museum and may carry out educational and liaison programs in support of its goals. The Board of Regents shall designate a site for the museum and is authorized to design and construct it.

National Museum of the American Latino Act

Sen. Robert Menendez [D-NJ]	Sen. John Cornyn [R-TX]	Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto [D-NV]	Sen. Shelley Capito [R-WV]
Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D-CA]	Sen. Marco Rubio [R-FL]	Sen. Kamala Harris [D-CA]	Sen. Rob Portman [R-OH]
Sen. Cory Booker [D-NJ]	Sen. Martha McSally [R-AZ]	Sen. Jacky Rosen [D-NV]	Sen. Tom Udall [D-NM]
Sen. Michael Bennet [D-CO]	Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT]	Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH]	Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D-MD]
Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD]	Sen. Thom Tillis [R-NC]	Sen. Tammy Duckworth [D-IL]	Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN]
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY]	Sen. Elizabeth Warren [D-MA]	Sen. Mark Warner [D-VA]	Sen. Mazie Hirono [D-HI]
Sen. Patty Murray [D-WA]	Sen. Bernard Sanders [I-VT]	Sen. Jack Reed [D-RI]	Sen. Martin Heinrich [D-NM]
Sen. Margaret Hassan [D-NH]	Sen. Tim Kaine [D-VA]	Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL]	Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA]
Sen. Charles Schumer [D-NY]	Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D-RI]	Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI]	Sen. Robert Casey [D-PA]
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen [D-NH]	Sen. Gary Peters [D-MI]	Sen. Ron Wyden [D-OR]	Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR]
Sen. Christopher Murphy [D-CT]	Sen. Brian Schatz [D-HI]	Sen. Debbie Stabenow [D-MI]	Sen. Christopher Coons [D-DE]
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema [I-AZ]	Sen. Jon Tester [D-MT]	Sen. Ted Cruz [R-TX]	Sen. Susan Collins [R-ME]
Sen. Mark Kelly [D-AZ]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-11-17	Senate	Committee on Rules and Administration. Hearings held.
2019-05-01	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

HB2460 (Related) 2019-05-09 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H3509)
HB2420 (Related) 2020-12-03 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 600.
HB133 (Related) 2020-12-27 - Became Public Law No: 116-260.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/1267/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s1267/BILLS-116s1267is.pdf