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Major Update on IMLS Court Case

By American Alliance of Museums

Advocacy Alert – November 24, 2025 New Ruling in IMLS Court Case On November 21, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island granted a permanent injunction in Rhode Island vs Trump stating attempts to dismantle the …
November Advocacy Alert: Take Action on IMLS Funding Legislation Vote, National Survey Reveals Alarming Downturn, and more

By American Alliance of Museums

Advocacy Alert – November 14, 2025 In this Alliance Advocacy Alert: ACTION NEEDED: IMLS Funding Bill Vote Update as of 11/20: The Senate consideration has now been pushed back until after the Thanksgiving break. As early as next …
October Monthly Advocacy Alert: Government Shutdown, Save the Date for Museums Advocacy Day, and more

By American Alliance of Museums

Advocacy Alert – October 17, 2025 In this Alliance Advocacy Alert: Government Shutdown and Appropriations Due to a lack of agreement on funding, the federal government is currently shutdown until Congress passes either FY26 …
September Monthly Advocacy Alert: Federal Funding, IMLS, and Advocacy Webinar

By American Alliance of Museums

Advocacy Alert – September 12, 2025 In this Alliance Advocacy Alert: Updates and Take Action: Federal funding for IMLS and other agencies IMLS Funding This month, the House released its version of the Appropriations (funding) bill …
August Advocacy Alert: Take Action to Support IMLS, NEA, and NEH, and other updates

By American Alliance of Museums

Advocacy Alert – August 8, 2025 In this Alliance Advocacy Alert: Take Action: Tell Congress to Protect Museum Funding Congress has been moving forward on FY26 funding for the federal government. In July, the Senate released its …
July Advocacy Alert: Advocacy Webinar, Legislative Updates and more

By American Alliance of Museums

Advocacy Alert – July 7, 2025 In this Alliance Advocacy Alert: Free Upcoming Advocacy Webinar Year-Round Advocacy: Being an Effective Advocate July 24 at 2 pm ET Effective advocacy is not a “one and done” activity. It is a continuous …
June Advocacy Alert: Invite Congress, Policy Updates, and More

By American Alliance of Museums

Advocacy Alert – June 13, 2025 In this Alliance Advocacy Alert: Invite Congress: Show Congress Firsthand the Value of Your Museum Members of Congress are in their home districts the entire month of August, visiting local businesses …
Latest on IMLS Court Cases

By American Alliance of Museums

Advocacy Alert: June 10, 2025 ALA v. Sonderling On June 6, 2025, in the case ALA v. Sonderling filed by Democracy Forward on behalf of the American Library Association and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Workers, the …
May Advocacy Alert: IMLS Lawsuit, Take Action on Federal Funding, and more

By American Alliance of Museums

May 15, 2025 In this Alliance Advocacy Alert: IMLS Lawsuit Updates On May 13, the Judge in the 21 states’ attorneys general case issued a ruling to halt the dismantling of IMLS and ordered the agency to revert back to pre-executive …
Updates on IMLS and the President’s Budget

By American Alliance of Museums

Advocacy Alert – May 2, 2025 In this Alliance Advocacy Alert: Lawsuit Updates IMLS Lawsuit: Yesterday, a judge granted a Temporary Restraining Order to prevent the Trump Administration from further dismantling the Institute of Museum …