Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of Asian Pacific American History and Culture Act
Latest action · Jun 13, 2022 Became Public Law No: 117-140.
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.
- IntroducedMay 25, 2021
- Passed HouseApr 26, 2022
- Passed SenateMay 19, 2022
- To the PresidentJun 9, 2022
- Became lawJun 13, 2022Public Law 117-140
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 Washington, DC; (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.
The commission shall be solely responsible for acceptance of contributions to it and payment of its expenses.
No federal funding may be obligated to carry out this bill.
Cosponsors 120
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 25, 2021 to Mar 31, 2022; 29 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | Original | May 25, 2021 |
| D-IN | André Carson | Original | May 25, 2021 |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Original | May 25, 2021 |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | May 25, 2021 |
| D-NJ | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Original | May 25, 2021 |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Original | May 25, 2021 |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Original | May 25, 2021 |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Original | May 25, 2021 |
| D-HI | Ed Case | Original | May 25, 2021 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | May 25, 2021 |
| D-CA | Eric Swalwell | Original | May 25, 2021 |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Original | May 25, 2021 |
| D-NY | Jamaal Bowman | Original | May 25, 2021 |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Original | May 25, 2021 |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Original | May 25, 2021 |
Committees 3
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 May 25, 2021Markup Feb 16, 2022Reported Apr 25, 2022 |
| Federal Lands Subcommittee | Referred Jul 5, 2021Hearings Dec 7, 2021Discharged Feb 16, 2022 | |
| House | Committee on House Administration | Referred May 25, 2021Discharged Apr 25, 2022 |
| Senate | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Referred May 12, 2022Discharged May 19, 2022 |
Actions 24
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 13, 2022Signed by President.
- Jun 13, 2022Became Public Law No: 117-140.
- Jun 9, 2022Presented to President.
- May 19, 2022Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S2605)
- May 19, 2022Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2605)
- May 19, 2022Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- May 19, 2022Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- May 12, 2022Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- Apr 27, 2022Received in the Senate.
- Apr 26, 2022Mr. Grijalva moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Apr 26, 2022Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4479-4482)
- Apr 26, 2022DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3525.
- Apr 26, 2022Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4479-4480)
- Apr 26, 2022Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Apr 25, 2022Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 117-297, Part I.
- Apr 25, 2022Committee on House Administration discharged.
- Apr 25, 2022Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 219.
- Feb 16, 2022Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands Discharged.
- Feb 16, 2022Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Feb 16, 2022Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
- Dec 7, 2021Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Jul 5, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
- May 25, 2021Introduced in House
- May 25, 2021Referred 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 4
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S2605 | Charles E. Schumer D-NY, Mazie K. Hirono D-HI | May 19, 2022 |
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E459 | Zoe Lofgren D-CA | May 6, 2022 |
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E413 | Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX | Apr 27, 2022 |
| House | Debate and remarks H4479–H4482Text printed H4479Notices H4508Estimated budget effects of H.R. 3525, Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of Asian Pacific American History and Culture Act | Cliff Bentz R-OR, Grace Meng D-NY, John A. Yarmuth D-KY, Raúl M. Grijalva D-AZ, Tony Cárdenas D-CA, Young Kim R-CA | Apr 26, 2022 |
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.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Apr 19, 2022H.R. 3525, Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of Asian Pacific American History and Culture ActAs ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on February 16, 2022
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 91, May 25, 2021, page H2668.
CRS reports 5
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 5
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| RL33313 | Congressional Membership and Appointment Authority to Advisory Commissions, Boards, and Groups | Report | Jan 27, 2026 |
| R40076 | Congressional Commissions: Overview and Considerations for Congress | Report | Jan 21, 2026 |
| IF12188 | What Is the Blue Economy? | Resource | May 6, 2025 |
| R44370 | Smithsonian Institution Museums: Selected Issues for Congress | Report | May 5, 2025 |
| R46921 | Marine Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs): Background, Statutory Authorities, and Issues for Congress | Report | Sep 27, 2021 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 4132 | Commission to Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of Asian Pacific American History and Culture Act | Reintroduction of | Aug 21, 2019 |
Titles 8
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 Titles as Passed Senate
- Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of Asian Pacific American History and Culture Act
- Short Titles as Enacted
- Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of Asian Pacific American History and Culture Act
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of Asian Pacific American History and Culture Act
- Short Title(s) as Reported to House
- Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of Asian Pacific American History and Culture Act
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of Asian Pacific American History and Culture Act
- Short Titles from ENR (Enrolled) bill text
- Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of Asian Pacific American History and Culture Act
- Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
- 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 5
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- May 12, 2022Referred in Senate
- Apr 26, 2022Engrossed in House
- Apr 25, 2022Reported in House
- May 25, 2021Introduced 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.
