House bill · 117th Congress · Public Law 117-140

Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of Asian Pacific American History and Culture Act

H.R. 3525Introduced May 25, 2021Policy area: Arts, Culture, Religion

Became law on Jun 13, 2022.

Sponsor: Rep. Grace Meng D-NY

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Where it went

IntroducedMay 25, 2021
Committee actionFeb 16, 2022
Passed HouseApr 26, 2022 · by voice vote
Passed SenateMay 19, 2022 · by unanimous consent
To the PresidentJun 9, 2022
Became lawJun 13, 2022

Latest action: Jun 13, 2022 — Became Public Law No: 117-140.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3525.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3525, Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of Asian Pacific American History and Culture Act” on April 19, 2022. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on February 16, 2022”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, April 19, 2022 ↗
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CBO publication date
April 19, 2022
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 3525, 117th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
September 8, 2026
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Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 117-297 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Natural Resources Committee on April 25, 2022.
Source: Congress.gov, reported April 25, 2022 ↗
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H.R. 3525, 117th Congress
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https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/3525
Record last updated by Congress.gov
September 8, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
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Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. MENG, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 167, No. 91, May 25, 2021, Page H2668):
Article I, Section 8, Clause 13 of the Constitution
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record May 25, 2021 ↗
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H.R. 3525, 117th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
September 8, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
September 16, 2026
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Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

120 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 117 Democrats

3 of 120 cosponsors (2%) are from the other party.

Alma Adams (D-NC), Pete Aguilar (D-CA), Jake Auchincloss (D-MA), Nanette Barragán (D-CA), Karen Bass (D-CA), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Ami Bera (D-CA), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Jamaal Bowman (D-NY), Brendan Boyle (D-PA), Anthony Brown (D-MD), Shontel Brown (D-OH), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Cori Bush (D-MO), Cheri Bustos (D-IL), André Carson (D-IN), Ed Case (D-HI), Sean Casten (D-IL), Judy Chu (D-CA), David Cicilline (D-RI), Katherine Clark (D-MA), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Steve Cohen (D-TN), J. Correa (D-CA), Jim Costa (D-CA), Tony Cárdenas (D-CA), Sharice Davids (D-KS), Danny Davis (D-IL), Madeleine Dean (D-PA) and 90 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 117th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Grace Meng.

Sponsor’s state and district

New York in Congress · NY-6 district

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