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H.R. 8574

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Summary

H.R. 8574, the U.S. in Expos Act, was introduced in the House on Apr 29, 2026 by Rep. Julie Johnson (D). It was referred to Foreign Affairs, and last saw action on Apr 29, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Record

Text

H.R. 8574 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

hb8574/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 8574 IH: U.S. Participation in International Expositions Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-04-29
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  H. R. 8574  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   April 29, 2026   Ms. Johnson of Texas  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Foreign Affairs    A BILL
To authorize the Secretary of State to provide funds for a United States pavilion or other major exhibit at any international exposition or world’s fair, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   U.S. Participation in International Expositions Act   or the   U.S. in Expos Act  .
2.
Findings
Congress makes the following findings:
(1)
Since 1851, Expos have introduced global consumer markets to United States culture, products, and technology, showcasing innovations such as x-ray machines, typewriters, touchscreens, the Ford Mustang, Disneyland, the Statue of Liberty, electricity, and much more.
(2)
These global mega-events have not only been platforms to display architectural marvels and technological advancement but have also served as opportunities for cultural exchange and diplomatic engagement.
(3)
The United States uses Expos to promote American innovation, culture, and values, engaging global audiences and demonstrating the benefits of democratic principles, including free and fair trade and representative government.
(4)
Expos facilitate people-to-people diplomacy while showcasing the latest American innovations that can help address global challenges and change the way we live.
(5)
Expos are also competitive environments, where visible American engagement sends a message to visitors about United States leadership on the global stage.
(6)
The Department of State is responsible for United States participation in international exhibitions, managing United States engagement with the Bureau of International Expositions (BIE), organizing United States participation at overseas Expos, and mobilizing international support for United States candidacies to host Expos.
(7)
The United States has hosted more than two dozen world’s fairs since its first in 1876 in Philadelphia.
(8)
The last United States-hosted world’s fair was  The World of Rivers: Fresh Water as a Source of Life  in New Orleans in 1984, which included 15 participating countries and drew 7.355 million visitors.
(9)
Beginning in 1994, a statutory restriction limited Federal funding for United States presence at Expos.
(10)
Until the 2025 Expo in Osaka, the United States was the only G7 country that relies on private donations to guarantee its presence at world expos, and the only country in the world that relied entirely on private funding for the creation of its pavilion.
(11)
Sole reliance on private sector fundraising has caused the United States to miss out on important opportunities, including pulling out of the Hanover, Germany, Expo in 2000 and turning down an invitation to the Zaragoza, Spain, Expo in 2008.
(12)
Most recently, despite a two-year fundraising campaign, the Department of State was unable to raise private sector support for the United States Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai, and had to accept support from the United Arab Emirates, the first time in history that a United States Pavilion at a world’s fair was funded by the host country.
(13)
In recognition of delays, design compromise, and the risk of not participating at all due to lack of Federal funding, Congress passed the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, which authorized the use of up to $25 million to support the United States pavilion at the 2025 Expo in Osaka, Japan—the first authorization of its type.
(14)
The United States pavilion at the 2025 Expo not only highlighted American leadership in technology, space exploration, tourism, and investment, but also proved to be the most popular pavilion, welcoming tens of millions of global visitors.
(15)
The United States should consider such participation a diplomatic priority and make the necessary investments to continue to fund a United States Pavilion that best tells America’s story to the millions of world visitors attending these mega-events.
3.
Repeal of limitation on use of funds for international expositions
(a)
In general
Section 204 of the Admiral James W. Nance and Meg Donovan Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2000 and 2001 ( 22 U.S.C. 2452b ) is repealed.
(b)
Notification
(1)
In general
Funds otherwise available to the Department of State may be obligated for a United States pavilion at an international fair or exposition abroad registered by the Bureau of International Expositions only if the appropriate congressional committees are notified not less than 15 days prior to such obligation.
(2)
Matters to be included
Such notification shall include the following:
(A)
A description of the source of such funds, including any funds reprogrammed or transferred by the Department of State to be made available for such pavilion.
(B)
An estimate of the amount of investment such pavilion could bring to the United States.
(C)
A description of funds for the pavilion expected to be provided from sources other than the United States Government.
(D)
A description of the means by which the Department will require each entity receiving funds from the Department under a contract, grant, or other agreement to construct, maintain, or otherwise service such pavilion to certify that such entity—
(i)
is not in violation of the labor laws of the host country, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 ( Public Law 95–213 ), and any other applicable anti-corruption laws; and
(ii)
does not employ, or otherwise utilize, a victim of trafficking (as defined in section 103 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 ( 22 U.S.C. 7102 )).
(c)
Final report
Not later than 180 days after the date on which such a United States pavilion is opened, the Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that includes—
(1)
the number of United States businesses that participated in such pavilion; and
(2)
the dollar amount and source of any funds from other sources obtained by the Department.
(d)
Appropriate congressional committees defined
In this section, the term  appropriate congressional committees  means the following:
(1)
The Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
(2)
The Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2026-04-29
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

To authorize the Secretary of State to provide funds for a United States pavilion or other major exhibit at any international exposition or world's fair, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. Julie Johnson (D) sponsors H.R. 8574 alone.

Committees

H.R. 8574 went before 1 committee: Foreign Affairs.

Foreign Affairs
Foreign Affairs
Referred To · Apr 29, 2026 · 658 Bills

Actions

H.R. 8574 has taken 2 actions since Apr 29, 2026.

ChamberAction
Apr 29, 2026
House
Introduced in House
Apr 29, 2026
House
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.Foreign Affairs Committee

Votes

H.R. 8574 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 8574 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

  • U.S. in Expos Act — Display Title
  • To authorize the Secretary of State to provide funds for a United States pavilion or other major exhibit at any international exposition or world's fair, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced
  • U.S. in Expos Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • U.S. Participation in International Expositions Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced

Lobbying

3 clients hired 3 firms and 31 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 8574 in 7 quarterly filings, 2025. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Medicare/Medicaid, Budget/Appropriations, Health Issues, Pharmacy, Copyright/Patent/Trademark, Insurance, Trade (domestic/foreign).

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
THE METROHEALTH SYSTEM—Ohio15—
THE HEMOPHILIA ALLIANCENonprofit membership organization for federally-funded hemophilia treatment centersPennsylvania11$40K
PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH AND MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICA—District of Columbia11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
THE METROHEALTH SYSTEM15—
ARTEMIS POLICY GROUP LLC11$40K
PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH AND MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICA11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 31.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
ALLISON POULIOS115
KINSEY JOLLIFF115
ANNIE WOERPEL111
BART FORSYTH111
BRIDGETT TAYLOR111
CATHERINE DOUGLAS111
DAVID KORN111
ELENORA CONNORS111
ELIZABETH KARAN111
ELLEN RIKER111
FABIAN LUCERO111
JAKE FREED111
JOCELYN ULRICH111
JOHANNA GRAY111
JOHN NAPPI111
JUDITH HARON111
KELLY GOLDBERG111
LAUREN JEE111
LORI REILLY111
MARIA OLSON111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH AND MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICAPHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH AND MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICA2025 second_quarter$7.6M2nd Quarter - Report
THE METROHEALTH SYSTEMTHE METROHEALTH SYSTEM2025 second_quarter$330K2nd Quarter - Report
THE METROHEALTH SYSTEMTHE METROHEALTH SYSTEM2025 fourth_quarter$230K4th Quarter - Amendme…
THE METROHEALTH SYSTEMTHE METROHEALTH SYSTEM2025 fourth_quarter$150K4th Quarter - Report
THE METROHEALTH SYSTEMTHE METROHEALTH SYSTEM2025 third_quarter$150K3rd Quarter - Report
THE METROHEALTH SYSTEMTHE METROHEALTH SYSTEM2025 first_quarter$150K1st Quarter - Report
THE HEMOPHILIA ALLIANCEARTEMIS POLICY GROUP LLC2025 first_quarter$40K1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 8574 under International Affairs, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 8574’s is International Affairs.

hr8574/policy-areas.txt
International AffairsAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 8574, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 75 (Wednesday, April 29, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. JOHNSON of Texas:H.R. 8574.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The Necessary and Proper Clause--Article I, Section 8,Clause 18[Page H3295]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com