Commission to Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of Asian Pacific American History and Culture Act
Latest action · Aug 21, 2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJul 30, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Commission to Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of Asian Pacific American History and Culture Act
This bill establishes a Commission to Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of Asian Pacific American History and Culture.
The commission must (1) report recommendations for a plan of action for the establishment and maintenance of a National Museum of Asian Pacific American History and Culture in the District of Columbia; (2) develop a fundraising plan to support the establishment, operation, and maintenance of the museum through public contributions; (3) obtain an independent review of this fundraising plan, including an analysis of the resources necessary to fund the construction of the museum and its operations and maintenance in perpetuity without reliance on federal funds; and (4) submit a legislative plan of action to establish and construct the museum.
The commission may convene a national conference relating to the museum.
Cosponsors 21
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 30, 2019 to Jul 30, 2020; 10 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | Jul 30, 2019 |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Original | Jul 30, 2019 |
| D-NM | Debra A. Haaland | Original | Jul 30, 2019 |
| D-HI | Ed Case | Original | Jul 30, 2019 |
| D-CA | Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. | Original | Jul 30, 2019 |
| D-CA | Harley Rouda | Original | Jul 30, 2019 |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Original | Jul 30, 2019 |
| D-NY | Nydia M. Velázquez | Original | Jul 30, 2019 |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Original | Jul 30, 2019 |
| D-CA | Tj Cox | Original | Jul 30, 2019 |
| R-AS | Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen | Aug 13, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Sep 20, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Oct 21, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Jim Costa | Nov 18, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Tony Cárdenas | Dec 4, 2019 | |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Jan 15, 2020 | |
| D-NY | Jose E. Serrano | Feb 5, 2020 | |
| R-TX | Will Hurd | Feb 5, 2020 | |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Feb 6, 2020 | |
| D-NY | Max Rose | Mar 2, 2020 | |
| D-IL | Mike Quigley | Jul 30, 2020 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Natural Resources Committee | Referred Jul 30, 2019 |
| Federal Lands Subcommittee | Referred Aug 21, 2019 | |
| House | Committee on House Administration | Referred Jul 30, 2019 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Aug 21, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
- Jul 30, 2019Introduced in House
- Jul 30, 2019Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1007-1008)
- Jul 30, 2019Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E1007 | Grace Meng D-NY | Jul 30, 2019 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 129, July 30, 2019, page H7482.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | OVERSIGHT OF THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION: OPPORTUNITIES FOR GROWTH BY HONORING LATINO AMERICANS AND ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICANS91 pages | Committee on House Administration | Feb 5, 2020 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 3525 | Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of Asian Pacific American History and Culture Act | Reintroduced Bill | Jun 13, 2022 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To establish the Commission to Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of Asian Pacific American History and Culture, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Commission to Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of Asian Pacific American History and Culture Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Arts, Culture, Religion.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 30, 2019Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
