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National Museum of Play Recognition Act

To recognize the Margaret Woodbury Strong Museum in Rochester, New York.

Introduced Jan 7, 2025

Latest action (Jan 7, 2025) Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

Referred to
Natural Resources Committee
Policy area
Arts, Culture, Religion
Legislative subjects (2)
Museums, exhibitions, cultural centersNew York State

Summary

This bill officially designates the Margaret Woodbury Strong Museum in Rochester, New York, as the National Museum of Play. Congress recognizes the museum as the only museum exclusively dedicated to exploring how play encourages learning, creativity, discovery, and illuminates cultural history. The designation is honorary only and does not make the museum part of the National Park System or require or permit any federal funding for the museum.

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Sponsor (1)
1 cosponsor

Actions (2)
  1. Jan 7, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. · house
  2. Jan 7, 2025 Introduced in House

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Text versions (1)
  • Introduced in House · Jan 7, 2025

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Full text

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

January 7, 2025

Mr. Morelle (for himself and Mr. Langworthy) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources

A BILL

To recognize the Margaret Woodbury Strong Museum in Rochester, New York.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the “National Museum of Play Recognition Act”.

SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF NATIONAL MUSEUM OF PLAY IN ROCHESTER, NEW YORK.

(a) Congressional Recognition.—Congress—

(1) recognizes that the Margaret Woodbury Strong Museum, DBA Strong Museum, located in Rochester, New York, is the only museum of its kind that exists for the exclusive purpose of exploring the ways in which play encourages learning, creativity, and discovery, and how it illuminates cultural history; and

(2) officially designates the Margaret Woodbury Strong Museum as the National Museum of Play.

(b) Effect of Recognition; Designation.—The National Museum of Play recognized in subsection (a) is not a unit of the National Park System and the designation under subsection (a) shall not be construed to require or permit Federal funds to be expended for any purpose related to the Museum. <all>

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