SJR 11 am Summary

• Urges Alaska's Congressional delegation to support efforts by the National Women's History Museum to secure property near the National Mall in Washington, D.C. as a permanent museum location.

• Notes that Congress declared March as Women's History Month in 1987, and that women comprise 51 percent of the nation's population but are underrepresented in museums and memorials.

• References H.R. 1269 and S. 680, pending federal legislation authorizing the museum to purchase federally owned property near the National Mall using privately raised funds with no federal funding requested.

• Highlights that the National Women's History Museum was founded in 1996 as a nonpartisan nonprofit dedicated to preserving and celebrating women's diverse historic contributions across government, arts, sciences, education, and community.

• Notes a coalition of 43 women's organizations representing 8,000,000 women supports establishing the museum near the National Mall, the most prominent location for museums in the nation's capital.