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Act Now: Urge Senators to Support the Office of Museum Services

By American Alliance of Museums

Fresh off last week’s news of a $3 million increase to the FY 2018 budget for the IMLS Office of Museum Services, the process for determining funding levels for FY 2019 has already begun in earnest.After a record-breaking 183 …
Fiscal Year 2018 Omnibus Includes Good News for Museums!

By American Alliance of Museums

Advocacy Alert: March 22, 2018 Fiscal Year 2018 Omnibus Includes Good News for Museums! Last night, congressional negotiators unveiled the details of a Fiscal Year 2018 omnibus spending bill that will determine funding for federal agencies …
Tax Proposal Released; Charitable Giving Endangered

By American Alliance of Museums

Earlier today, Republican leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives released the text of their long-awaited tax overhaul proposal. While the legislation preserves the charitable deduction, it makes other changes to the tax code that …
Museums and Tax Reform: Get the Facts and Take Action Today!

By American Alliance of Museums

Yesterday, Congress took key steps in paving the way for comprehensive tax reform legislation, and museums have a lot at stake. The Practical Impact of Budget Resolutions After months of uncertainty, the U.S. House of Representatives …
House Approves FY 2018 Spending Measure; What You Can Do Now

By American Alliance of Museums

On September 14, the U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation (H.R. 3354) by a vote of 211-198 to provide $1.23 trillion for an omnibus Fiscal Year 2018 spending package. We’ve pored through the relevant sections of the bill, and …
#InviteCongress to Visit Your Museum Week

By American Alliance of Museums

Photo: Oklahoma Secretary of State, Chris Benge, and Deputy Assistant of Native American Affairs, Brian Hendrix, visit the Osage Nation Museum during #InviteCongress 2016. Photo credit: Osage Nation Museum With the stakes higher than ever, …
Nearly 950 Museums Join Fieldwide Letter to Congress

By American Alliance of Museums

We are thrilled to announce that museum advocates have spoken loud and clear to congressional leaders; nearly 950 museums and related organizations signed on to a letter to save the key federal programs that help museums serve their …
750 Museums Sign Fieldwide Letter So Far

By American Alliance of Museums

A Positive Step! Today, the House Appropriations Committee approved a bill that would provide $231 million for the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). This development comes just one day after the committee approved $145 …
Funding Bills Advance; How You Can Help

By American Alliance of Museums

President Trump’s proposal to eliminate key federal agencies that support museums faced its first major test in Congress this week. In a step forward for museum funding, key subcommittees of the U.S. House Appropriations Committee passed …
Sign the Fieldwide Letter to Congress to Save Museum Funding!

By American Alliance of Museums

As part of our ongoing effort to protect funding for key federal agencies that support museums, we are asking museums and related organizations to sign on to a fieldwide letter to Congress. The stakes couldn’t be higher, and we need your …