Congress Passes Bill to Create National Museum of the American Latino

On Monday, the U.S. House of Representatives approved the creation of a National Museum of the American Latino as part of the Smithsonian Institution. Efforts have long been in the works to construct an establishment dedicated to the history and contributions of Latinos in the United States.A commission for the institution was approved in 2008 with its findings introduced in 2011, but the proposal was opposed by legislators who were worried about the Smithsonian's budget -- having argued that th...