Issues

The Alliance closely tracks several legislative and policy issues affecting museums—including funding for grant-making federal agencies, tax incentives for charitable giving and education policy.

See the Issue Brief PDFs and related information for a detailed look at these priorities and how policymakers can advance them.

Issues at a Glance

Institute of Museum and Library Services

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FY14 Senate Labor-HHS-ED Testimony	FY13 Senate OMS Funding Letter
FY14 House and Senate OMS Funding Letters	FY13 House OMS Funding Letter
Alliance Joins FY14 Labor-HHS-ED Funding Allocations Letter	FY12 Senate OMS Funding Letter
Ford Bell Reacts to House Passage of FY13 Budget Resolution H.Con.Res.112	FY12 House OMS Funding Letter
FY13 Testimony: Senate Labor-HHS Appropriations Subcommittee	Alliance Comments on IMLS Strategic Plan
FY13 Comments and Testimony: House Labor-HHS Appropriations Subcommittee

Charitable Giving

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Alliance Joins Coalition Letter to the White House	Ford Bell's Testimony on Tax Exempt Organizations
Alliance Joins Coalition Letter to Senate Budget Committee	Alliance Joins Coalition Letter Opposing Limitations to Charitable Deduction
Alliance Testimony on Tax Reform and Charitable Contributions	Alliance Joins IS Letter Supporting Preserving the Charitable Deduction
Alliance Joins Coalition Statement to House Ways & Means Committee

Museums and the Economy

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Elementary and Secondary Education

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National Endowment for the Humanities

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National Endowment for the Arts

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National Science Foundation

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Alliance FY14 House Appropriations CJS Testimony by Jeff Rudolph (CSC)	AAM Joins Letter of Support for Collections in Support of Biological Research (CSBR)
Ford Bell's FY13 House Appropriations CJS Testimony