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House approves women's history museum

Lawmakers have revived a long-stalled effort to create a National Women's History Museum in the nation's capital.

The Republican-controlled House voted 383-33 on Wednesday to create a commission to study the feasibility of a museum on the National Mall. A similar measure is pending in the Senate.

Congress has allowed previous legislation calling for a women's museum to die at least twice since 2005.

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