Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of Asian Pacific American History and Culture Act
Sponsored By: Representative Meng, Grace [D-NY-6]
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Summary
This law creates a commission to study and plan a National Museum of Asian Pacific American History and Culture in Washington, DC. The Commission will assess feasibility, costs, collections, governance, location options, and produce a fundraising plan and legislative recommendations within 18 months of its first meeting.
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- Asian Pacific American communities and scholars gain a formal role in museum design and outreach through required guidance on engagement and an optional national conference within 18 months.
- Museums and the Smithsonian face a required assessment of impact, collections availability, storage and maintenance needs, and site criteria to inform where and how a new museum could fit.
- Congress gets a fundraising plan and an independent review that aim to finance construction and ongoing operations without federal appropriations, plus a legislative action plan for relevant House and Senate committees.
*The Commission is not funded with federal funds and must cover its expenses through gifts and contributions.*
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Commission to study Asian Pacific American museum
The law creates an eight-member commission to study a national Asian Pacific American history and culture museum. Two members each are chosen by the Senate majority leader, the Speaker, the Senate minority leader, and the House minority leader. Initial appointments happen within 90 days of enactment. Members must have relevant expertise and a strong commitment to Asian Pacific American history and culture. Federal employees cannot serve. The commission chooses a chair by majority vote, and vacancies do not stop its work and are filled the same way.
Museum study reports and fundraising plan
The commission must study if a national museum can be built and run in Washington, DC. It must report on costs, collections, site criteria with the Smithsonian, effects on existing Asian Pacific American museums, governance, and community engagement. It must decide if the museum should be part of the Smithsonian. It must make a fundraising plan and get an independent review on running the museum without federal money. Reports and the plan are due within 18 months after the commission’s first meeting. The commission may hold a national conference within 18 months of appointments and must send legislative recommendations to the named committees.
PAYGO budget scoring rule set
For Pay-As-You-Go rules, this law’s budget effects follow the House Budget Committee’s printed statement. This applies only if that statement was printed before the vote on passage. It sets how the law’s cost is recorded for PAYGO.
Commission ends after final reports
The commission ends 30 days after it submits its final required reports. Its authority and work stop on that date.
Commission runs on private funds only
The commission uses only non-federal money. No federal funds may be used to carry out this law. Members serve without pay but can receive travel per diem. The commission can accept private gifts and hire a director and staff, who are not federal employees. Federal agencies can provide technical help, but cannot detail staff to the commission. The commission is not covered by the Federal Advisory Committee Act.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Meng, Grace [D-NY-6]
NY • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9]
NJ • D
Sponsored 5/25/2021
Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39]
CA • D
Sponsored 5/25/2021
Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7]
IL • D
Sponsored 5/25/2021
CAROLYN MALONEY
NY • D
Sponsored 5/25/2021
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
Sponsored 5/25/2021
Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36]
CA • D
Sponsored 5/25/2021
Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1]
HI • D
Sponsored 5/25/2021
Rep. Carson, Andre [D-IN-7]
IN • D
Sponsored 5/25/2021
Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-14]
CA • D
Sponsored 5/25/2021
Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47]
CA • D
Sponsored 5/25/2021
Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1]
WA • D
Sponsored 5/25/2021
Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3]
NY • D
Sponsored 5/25/2021
Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12]
CA • D
Sponsored 5/25/2021
Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12]
NY • D
Sponsored 5/25/2021
Rep. Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5]
MA • D
Sponsored 5/25/2021
Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5]
GA • D
Sponsored 5/25/2021
Rep. Strickland, Marilyn [D-WA-10]
WA • D
Sponsored 5/25/2021
Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2]
WI • D
Sponsored 5/25/2021
Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28]
CA • D
Sponsored 5/25/2021
Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31]
CA • D
Sponsored 5/25/2021
Rep. Kahele, Kaiali'i [D-HI-2]
HI • D
Sponsored 5/25/2021
Rep. Bowman, Jamaal [D-NY-16]
NY • D
Sponsored 5/25/2021
Rep. Jacobs, Sara [D-CA-51]
CA • D
Sponsored 5/25/2021
Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9]
FL • D
Sponsored 5/25/2021
Rep. Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3]
KY • D
Sponsored 5/28/2021
Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-6]
CA • D
Sponsored 5/28/2021
Rep. Davids, Sharice [D-KS-3]
KS • D
Sponsored 5/28/2021
Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12]
NJ • D
Sponsored 8/3/2021
Rep. McBath, Lucy [D-GA-6]
GA • D
Sponsored 10/20/2021
Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13]
NY • D
Sponsored 10/25/2021
Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9]
NY • D
Sponsored 10/25/2021
Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8]
MD • D
Sponsored 5/25/2021
Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17]
CA • D
Sponsored 5/25/2021
Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7]
WA • D
Sponsored 5/25/2021
Rep. Torres, Ritchie [D-NY-15]
NY • D
Sponsored 5/25/2021
Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-16]
CA • D
Sponsored 5/25/2021
Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20]
NY • D
Sponsored 2/11/2022
Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5]
NY • D
Sponsored 2/11/2022
Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8]
NY • D
Sponsored 2/11/2022
Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8]
MA • D
Sponsored 2/11/2022
Rep. Auchincloss, Jake [D-MA-4]
MA • D
Sponsored 2/11/2022
Peter Welch
VT • D
Sponsored 2/11/2022
Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3]
PA • D
Sponsored 2/11/2022
Rep. Wild, Susan [D-PA-7]
PA • D
Sponsored 2/11/2022
Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1]
NH • D
Sponsored 2/11/2022
Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2]
NH • D
Sponsored 2/11/2022
Rep. Wexton, Jennifer [D-VA-10]
VA • D
Sponsored 2/15/2022
Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22]
FL • D
Sponsored 2/15/2022
Hoyer
MD • D
Sponsored 2/15/2022
Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8]
CA • D
Sponsored 2/15/2022
Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4]
MD • D
Sponsored 2/15/2022
Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1]
PA • R
Sponsored 2/15/2022
Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5]
MO • D
Sponsored 2/15/2022
Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26]
CA • D
Sponsored 2/15/2022
Rep. Leger Fernandez, Teresa [D-NM-3]
NM • D
Sponsored 2/18/2022
Del. Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman [R-AS-At Large]
AS • R
Sponsored 2/18/2022
Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25]
NY • D
Sponsored 2/18/2022
Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24]
FL • D
Sponsored 2/18/2022
Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12]
NC • D
Sponsored 2/18/2022
Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6]
IL • D
Sponsored 2/22/2022
Rep. Bustos, Cheri [D-IL-17]
IL • D
Sponsored 2/22/2022
Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49]
CA • D
Sponsored 2/28/2022
Rep. Aguilar, Pete [D-CA-33]
CA • D
Sponsored 3/1/2022
Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29]
TX • D
Sponsored 3/7/2022
Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9]
WA • D
Sponsored 3/7/2022
Rep. McEachin, A. Donald [D-VA-4]
VA • D
Sponsored 3/7/2022
Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38]
CA • D
Sponsored 3/7/2022
Rep. Stanton, Greg [D-AZ-4]
AZ • D
Sponsored 3/9/2022
Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5]
CT • D
Sponsored 3/11/2022
Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5]
NJ • D
Sponsored 3/11/2022
Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6]
NJ • D
Sponsored 3/24/2022
Del. Plaskett, Stacey E. [D-VI-At Large]
VI • D
Sponsored 3/24/2022
Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ]
AZ • D
Sponsored 3/24/2022
Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9]
TX • D
Sponsored 3/28/2022
Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5]
MN • D
Sponsored 3/28/2022
Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1]
RI • D
Sponsored 10/26/2021
Rep. Mfume, Kweisi [D-MD-7]
MD • D
Sponsored 10/27/2021
Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3]
MA • D
Sponsored 11/3/2021
Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7]
NY • D
Sponsored 11/3/2021
Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6]
MD • D
Sponsored 11/3/2021
Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46]
CA • D
Sponsored 11/5/2021
Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29]
CA • D
Sponsored 11/17/2021
Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2]
CA • D
Sponsored 11/18/2021
Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21]
CA • D
Sponsored 11/18/2021
Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6]
MA • D
Sponsored 11/19/2021
Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]
CO • D
Sponsored 11/23/2021
Sen. Kim, Andy [D-NJ]
NJ • D
Sponsored 11/30/2021
Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1]
OR • D
Sponsored 12/1/2021
Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1]
NM • D
Sponsored 12/1/2021
Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12]
MI • D
Sponsored 12/8/2021
Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-47]
CA • D
Sponsored 12/9/2021
Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2]
PA • D
Sponsored 12/14/2021
Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8]
IL • D
Sponsored 12/20/2021
Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]
IL • D
Sponsored 12/20/2021
Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52]
CA • D
Sponsored 12/27/2021
Del. San Nicolas, Michael F. Q. [D-GU-At Large]
GU • D
Sponsored 12/27/2021
Rep. Barragan, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44]
CA • D
Sponsored 1/3/2022
Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6]
WA • D
Sponsored 1/3/2022
Rep. Jones, Mondaire [D-NY-17]
NY • D
Sponsored 1/6/2022
Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10]
NJ • D
Sponsored 1/6/2022
Rep. Gomez, Jimmy [D-CA-34]
CA • D
Sponsored 1/11/2022
Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2]
MA • D
Sponsored 1/11/2022
Rep. Bush, Cori [D-MO-1]
MO • D
Sponsored 1/12/2022
Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4]
PA • D
Sponsored 1/18/2022
Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35]
CA • D
Sponsored 1/20/2022
Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]
TN • D
Sponsored 1/20/2022
Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA]
CA • D
Sponsored 1/25/2022
Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2]
WA • D
Sponsored 1/25/2022
Rep. Brown, Shontel M. [D-OH-11]
OH • D
Sponsored 1/28/2022
Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37]
TX • D
Sponsored 1/28/2022
Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1]
NV • D
Sponsored 1/28/2022
Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]
TX • D
Sponsored 2/1/2022
Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50]
CA • D
Sponsored 2/8/2022
Rep. Malliotakis, Nicole [R-NY-11]
NY • R
Sponsored 2/9/2022
Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3]
OH • D
Sponsored 2/11/2022
Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37]
CA • D
Sponsored 2/11/2022
Rep. Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [D-MD-2]
MD • D
Sponsored 2/11/2022
Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7]
MA • D
Sponsored 3/8/2022
Del. Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho [D-MP-At Large]
MP • D
Sponsored 3/31/2022
Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2]
MS • D
Sponsored 3/31/2022
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