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H.R. 3525: Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of Asian Pacific American History and Culture Act

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H.R. 3525: Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of Asian Pacific American History and Culture Act

117th Congress · introduced 2021-05-25 · Arts, Culture, Religion · Latest: Became Public Law No: 117-140.

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Follow this bill, step by step

  1. Where it came from: introduced 2021-05-25 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 117-140. (final step reached)
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

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

Plain 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.

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Official text

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

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] · 120 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 3525, Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of Asian Pacific American History and Culture Act (2022-04-19)

Cosponsors on this site

Mark Takano (D-CA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Ed Case (D-HI), André Carson (D-IN), Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA), Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Ritchie Torres (D-NY), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Katherine M. Clark (D-MA), Nikema Williams (D-GA), Marilyn Strickland (D-WA), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Judy Chu (D-CA), Sara Jacobs (D-CA), Darren Soto (D-FL), Ami Bera (D-CA), Sharice Davids (D-KS), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Lucy McBath (D-GA), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Kweisi Mfume (D-MD), Lori Trahan (D-MA), Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), J. Luis Correa (D-CA), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Jim Costa (D-CA), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Joe Neguse (D-CO), Andy Kim (D-NJ), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Melanie A. Stansbury (D-NM), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Brendan F. Boyle (D-PA), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Juan Vargas (D-CA), Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA) and 60 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] reported raising $2.2 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Obligation
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Sources

Record fed-us-cong117-hr3525 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117