NORTON, CAREY INTRODUCE BIPARTISAN BILL TO PROVIDE NATIONAL CHILDREN’S MUSEUM WITH RENT-FREE SPACE
WASHINGTON, D.C. – RealEstateRama – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) and Congressman Mike Carey (R-OH) introduced a bill to provide the National Children’s Museum (NCM) with rent-free space in the federally owned Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in D.C.
NCM, the nation’s first combination children’s museum and science center, is the only congressionally designated museum that pays rent in a federal building. NCM has said it could close at its downtown location. The House previously passed the bill twice, in the 116th and 117th Congresses.
“The National Children’s Museum will bring visitors to D.C. from throughout the U.S. and the world,” Norton said. “The bill’s enactment would be a victory for the museum, the nation’s capital, and especially children. Thank you to Rep. Carey for introducing the bill this Congress.”
“The National Children’s Museum provides families a prime learning experience,” Carey said. “Our bipartisan bill would make this museum more accessible for visitors to our nation’s capital.”
“National Children’s Museum is a cornerstone of the Washington, D.C. community, and serves visitors from across the country and world,” Crystal Bowyer, President and CEO of the National Children’s Museum, said. “In order to succeed in our previously empty federal space in downtown DC, we need Congress to ensure our new home is provided rent-free for hands-on, STEM engagement.”
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