Queens lawmaker requests vote on bill to create first National Asian American Museum

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Queens Congresswoman Grace Meng is calling for a vote on her bill that would establish the first national museum dedicated to preserving the history, culture and accomplishments of Asian Pacific Americans. 

Meng sent a letter to Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, to make her bill the first measure that the panel takes up in January. If the legislation is approved by the committee, it would then head for a vote on the floor of the House.