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To designate May of each year as "Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month".

Public Law 102-450 · H.R. 5572 · 102nd Congress · began in the House

Signed by George H. W. Bush (R) on Oct 23, 1992 · Commemorations

Sponsor: Rep. Frank Horton (R-NY-29)

Cosponsors (106): Rep. Norman Mineta,

Passage votes

  • HouseVoice vote
  • SenateVoice vote
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Summary

The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.

Designates May of each year as Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month.

Committees

The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.

  • Post Office and Civil Service Committee · House · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: Census and Population Subcommittee
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Timeline

From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 13 actions.

  1. Oct 23, 1992Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 102-450.
  2. Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
  3. Oct 15, 1992PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
  4. Oct 7, 1992FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
  5. Oct 4, 1992FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  6. FloorFloor · On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
  7. FloorFloor · Mr. Sawyer moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  8. Sep 30, 1992CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Post Office and Civil Service Committee
  9. Sep 23, 1992CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Post Office and Civil Service Committee
  10. CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from Census and Population Subcommittee of the House Post Office and Civil Service Committee
  11. Jul 14, 1992CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Census and Population Subcommittee of the House Post Office and Civil Service Committee
  12. Jul 8, 1992CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Post Office and Civil Service Committee
  13. IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the House
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Official record

The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.