Commission To Study the Potential of a National Museum of Italian American History and Culture Act
Latest action · Feb 6, 2025 Referred 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.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 6, 2025
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Cosponsors 53
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 6, 2025 to Dec 9, 2025; 9 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NY | Andrew R. Garbarino | Original | Feb 6, 2025 |
| D-PA | Christopher R. Deluzio | Original | Feb 6, 2025 |
| D-CA | Jimmy Panetta | Original | Feb 6, 2025 |
| R-NV | Mark E. Amodei | Original | Feb 6, 2025 |
| R-OH | Michael A. Rulli | Original | Feb 6, 2025 |
| R-NY | Michael Lawler | Original | Feb 6, 2025 |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | Original | Feb 6, 2025 |
| D-CA | Scott H. Peters | Original | Feb 6, 2025 |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | Original | Feb 6, 2025 |
| D-NY | Patrick Ryan | Feb 11, 2025 | |
| R-WV | Riley M. Moore | Feb 26, 2025 | |
| D-DE | Sarah McBride | Feb 26, 2025 | |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Mar 10, 2025 | |
| D-NY | George Latimer | Mar 10, 2025 | |
| D-NY | John W. Mannion | Mar 11, 2025 | |
| R-OH | Mike Carey | Mar 11, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Norma J. Torres | Mar 11, 2025 | |
| D-MN | Angie Craig | Mar 18, 2025 | |
| D-MD | April McClain Delaney | Mar 18, 2025 | |
| D-NH | Chris Pappas | Mar 18, 2025 | |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Mar 18, 2025 | |
| D-NJ | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Mar 18, 2025 | |
| D-OH | Greg Landsman | Mar 18, 2025 | |
| D-MI | Haley M. Stevens | Mar 18, 2025 | |
| D-NY | Josh Riley | Mar 18, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Mar 18, 2025 | |
| D-NY | Laura Gillen | Mar 18, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | Mar 18, 2025 | |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Mar 18, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Salud O. Carbajal | Mar 18, 2025 | |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | Mar 18, 2025 | |
| D-NJ | Jefferson Van Drew | Mar 21, 2025 | |
| D-WA | Suzan K. DelBene | Mar 21, 2025 | |
| D-MA | Seth Moulton | Mar 24, 2025 | |
| D-AL | Terri A. Sewell | Mar 24, 2025 | |
| D-NY | Timothy M. Kennedy | Mar 24, 2025 | |
| D-NC | Donald G. Davis | Mar 25, 2025 | |
| D-NJ | Josh Gottheimer | Mar 31, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | Apr 1, 2025 | |
| D-NY | Ritchie Torres | Apr 2, 2025 | |
| R-NY | Nicholas A. Langworthy | Apr 9, 2025 | |
| R-TN | Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann | Jul 10, 2025 | |
| R-NY | Nick LaLota | Sep 10, 2025 | |
| R-OH | Michael R. Turner | Sep 26, 2025 | |
| R-NE | Don Bacon | Oct 28, 2025 | |
| R-CO | Jeff Hurd | Oct 28, 2025 | |
| R-NY | Nicole Malliotakis | Oct 28, 2025 | |
| R-NY | Elise M. Stefanik | Oct 31, 2025 | |
| R-AL | Robert B. Aderholt | Nov 4, 2025 | |
| R-AS | Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen | Nov 7, 2025 | |
| R-CA | Young Kim | Nov 17, 2025 | |
| R-GU | James C. Moylan | Dec 9, 2025 | |
| R-PA | Ryan Mackenzie | Dec 9, 2025 |
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 Feb 6, 2025 |
| House | Committee on House Administration | Referred Feb 6, 2025 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 6, 2025Introduced in House
- Feb 6, 2025Referred 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.
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. 171, no. 25, February 6, 2025, page H557.
CRS reports 2
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 2
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| IF12987 | Smithsonian Institution: Selected Legislation, 119th Congress | Resource | Feb 17, 2026 |
| R44370 | Smithsonian Institution Museums: Selected Issues for Congress | Report | May 5, 2025 |
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 Italian American History and Culture, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Commission To Study the Potential of a National Museum of Italian 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.
- Feb 6, 2025Introduced 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.
