Absent those conditions, we will be compelled to oppose the politicized version of H.R. 1329 on the House floor.
Will oppose the politicized version of H.R. 1329 on the House floor unless Republicans restore the bipartisan version and retain the museum's spirit.
Occurrences
Our support for this bill is contingent on the retention of the museum’s spirit and the bill’s bipartisan foundation. Absent those conditions, we will be compelled to oppose the politicized version of H.R. 1329 on the House floor.
Evidence
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GovInfo lists H.R. 1329 (RH) as reported in the House, with last action date April 23, 2026.
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The letter says members would oppose the amended H.R. 1329 on the House floor unless Republicans restore the original bipartisan version and pair it with H.R. 1330.
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The Rules Committee meeting package for May 19, 2026 includes H.R. 1329, the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum Act, and H. Res. 1300 providing for consideration of H.R. 1329 on the House floor.
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The Rules Committee chair stated that the committee was convening to consider H.R. 1329 and described it as legislation to designate land on the Reserve of the National Mall for the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum.
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The House floor proceedings for May 20, 2026 show debate and votes on H. Res. 1300, which provides for consideration of H.R. 1329, but the entry does not show a House floor vote on H.R. 1329 itself.
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May 21, 2026 roll call 187 for H.R. 1329 shows the House vote was “On Motion to Recommit” and that motion failed; the page separately lists a later roll call 188 for H.R. 1329 on passage, indicating the bill did reach the floor and was not merely pending in committee.
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The roll-call index for May 21, 2026 lists H.R. 1329 Roll Call 188 as “On Passage” and Roll Call 187 as “On Motion to Recommit,” both on the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum Act.
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The Rules Committee stated on May 19, 2026 that it was convening to consider H.R. 1329, the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum Act, for House floor consideration.
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The House roll-call index for May 21, 2026 lists H.R. 1329 roll call 188 as 'On Passage' with result 'F' for failed, and roll call 187 as the motion to recommit on the same bill.
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"Vote Question: On Passage ... Status: Failed ... Pelosi | Pelosi | Democratic | CA | Nay"
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"Today, the House of Representatives rejected the Republican, partisan version of H.R. 1329, the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum Act in a bipartisan vote of 216-204. The Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) and House Democrats called for the bill to be returned to the original bipartisan version. Earlier this week, the DWC announced formal opposition to the bill."
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"Vote Question: On Passage" "Status: Failed" "Pelosi | Pelosi | Democratic | CA | Nay"
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"Today, the House of Representatives rejected the Republican, partisan version of H.R. 1329, the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum Act in a bipartisan vote of 216-204."
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"rejected the Republican, partisan version of H.R. 1329" "returned to the original bipartisan version"
Assessments
Pelosi’s promise was conditional: she said she would oppose H.R. 1329 on the House floor unless Republicans restored the bipartisan version and preserved the museum’s original spirit. The record shows H.R. 1329 did reach the House floor on May 21, 2026, and there is no evidence in the provided record that Republicans restored the bipartisan version before final action. Pelosi had already materially advanced that opposition stance by joining the April 16, 2026 letter restating it, so when the politicized version came to the floor, the best reading is that she followed through on the promised opposition during the same term.
Pelosi clearly helped advance the opposition effort through the April 16 letter and the House later took up H.R. 1329 on May 21, 2026, but the record provided does not show that Republicans restored the bipartisan version or that the specific House-floor opposition promise was fully satisfied. Because the claim is conditional and the available evidence does not confirm the condition or the final outcome on her own terms, this remains unresolved rather than delivered.
The promise was conditional: Pelosi said she would oppose H.R. 1329 on the House floor unless Republicans restored the bipartisan version and preserved the museum's spirit. Evidence shows the bill did reach the House floor in May 2026 and received both a motion-to-recommit vote and a final passage vote, so the promised decision point occurred during the same term. However, the record provided does not show whether Republicans restored the bipartisan version, whether Pelosi in fact voted against final passage, or whether the condition was satisfied in some other way. There is evidence she actively maintained the opposition stance through an April 2026 letter, so serious effort is documented, but the available evidence does not establish fulfillment or failure of the promise on its own terms.
The promise was conditional on House floor action on H.R. 1329: Pelosi pledged to oppose the politicized version unless Republicans restored the bipartisan version and retained the museum's spirit. The evidence shows Pelosi materially joined an official April 16, 2026 opposition letter and that H.R. 1329 moved through Rules Committee and toward floor consideration in May 2026, but it does not show a final House floor vote on H.R. 1329 or that the bipartisan version was restored. Because the triggering floor vote/outcome had not yet occurred in the provided record, fulfillment cannot be determined yet. The effort badge is warranted because Pelosi took a concrete public legislative position to advance the promised opposition.