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HR 3802 101th Congress House

Designating the month of May as "Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month".

Introduced: May 2, 1990 See on congress.gov
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Asian American ethnic groupsCommemorationsSpecial months
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 Everywhere this bill has been 17 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 9, 1990
Became Public Law No: 101-283.
May 9, 1990
Signed by President.
May 7, 1990
Presented to President.
May 7, 1990
Measure Signed in Senate.
May 4, 1990
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
May 3, 1990
Received in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Voice Vote.
May 3, 1990
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Received in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Voice Vote.
May 3, 1990
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
May 3, 1990
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
May 3, 1990
On passage Passed without objection.
May 3, 1990
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.
May 3, 1990
Considered by unanimous consent.
May 3, 1990
Committee on Post Office and Civil Service discharged.
May 3, 1990
Mr. Kanjorski asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
Nov 28, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Census and Population.
Nov 21, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Nov 21, 1989
Introduced in House
 Amendments to this bill 1

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1 agreed to

AmendmentSponsorPurposeStatusLatest action
HAMDT 440 – Amendment in the nature of a substitute. Agreed to May 3, 1990
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 Latest action May 9, 1990

Became Public Law No: 101-283.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends Federal law to authorize and request the President to designate May as Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month annually, beginning in 1990. (Current law designates a seven-day period beginning on May 4, 1979).

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2111 Identical bill A bill designating the month of May as "Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month".
 Bill text 5 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 14
All 14 Democratic 7 Republican 1
CRANE, PHILIP
· May 2, 1990
 D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · May 2, 1990
 D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · May 2, 1990
LIPINSKI, WILLIAM
· May 2, 1990
 D
Mfume, Kweisi
Maryland · May 2, 1990
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · May 2, 1990
 D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · May 2, 1990
GOSS, PORTER
· Apr 26, 1990
 R
Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Apr 26, 1990
HOUGHTON, AMO
· Feb 28, 1990
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Feb 28, 1990
FROST, MARTIN
· Feb 21, 1990
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Feb 21, 1990
Faleomavaega, Eni
· Nov 21, 1989
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3802: Designating the month of May as "Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month".. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-3802/
MLA
"H.R. 3802: Designating the month of May as "Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month".." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-3802/.
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H.R. 3802, 101st Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-3802/.
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