# 119-hr-235: National Museum of Play Recognition Act

119-hr-235, National Museum of Play Recognition Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25] (D-NY); status introduced (as of 2025-12-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-235
- Congress: 119
- Title: National Museum of Play Recognition Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-01-07
- Sponsor: Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25] (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Arts, Culture, Religion
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-21

## Summary

**Designate the Margaret Woodbury Strong Museum in Rochester, New York, as the National Museum of Play.** The bill recognizes the museum as a national center for exploring how play supports learning, creativity, discovery, and cultural history and gives the law a short title, the National Museum of Play Recognition Act. *The bill would not create a unit of the National Park Service or authorize federal funds for the museum.*

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Langworthy, Nicholas A. [R-NY-23] (R-NY), 2025-01-07T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026
- 119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-235 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/235)

## Related
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725)
- [119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7481)
- [119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1229)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-235 (as of 2025-12-21).