House blocks Smithsonian women’s history museum bill over content control and relocation powers

The House voted 216-204 to reject legislation advancing construction of the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum after a partisan clash over amended language—limiting the museum to “biological women,” requiring diverse viewpoints, and granting the president unilateral power to relocate the site—drawing Democratic objections that the changes give excessive control to one person and politicize the project.