I’m voting against this legislative desecration.
Vote against the amended H.R. 1329 concerning the Smithsonian American Women's History Museum because of Republican-added provisions on site selection and transgender women.
Occurrences
Evidence
Roll Call 188 was on passage of H.R. 1329, Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum Act; status failed, 204 yea to 216 nay. Jamie Raskin, Democrat of Maryland, is listed as Nay.
The reported amendment allowed the President to choose an alternative museum site within 180 days and added museum language about "biological women" and not depicting a "biological male as a female."
Committee Democrats said the amended version gave President Trump unilateral site authority and inserted an ideological poison pill affecting what the museum could say about women’s history.
Assessments
Raskin fulfilled the promised action during his current House term: Roll Call 188 on May 21, 2026 lists him voting Nay on final passage of the amended H.R. 1329. The bill report confirms the amendment included the disputed site-selection authority and transgender-related museum language that matched the stated reason for opposition.