Senate Concurrent Resolution 34 Summary

• Encourages Oklahoma's Congressional Delegation to support the establishment of a National Women's History Museum on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.

• Recognizes that Congress declared March as "Women's History Month" in 1987 and that The President's Commission on the Celebration of Women in American History called for such a museum in 1999.

• Notes that the National Women's History Museum (NWHM), founded in 1996, is a non-partisan, non-profit institution dedicated to preserving and celebrating women's diverse historic contributions to America.

• States that pending legislation seeks authorization for the NWHM to purchase federally owned property near the National Mall using privately raised funds.

• Directs that copies of this resolution be distributed to all members of Oklahoma's Congressional Delegation.