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UPDATE: House of Representatives Defeats Proposed Cuts to NEH & NEA
Advocacy Alert – July 19, 2018 UPDATE: House of Representatives Defeats Proposed Cuts to NEH & NEA Congratulations museum advocates! Thanks to your calls and emails this week, the Grothman amendment to cut NEH and NEA funding was … -
House to Vote on NEA & NEH Budget Cuts – Call Your Representative Today!
Advocacy Alert – July 17, 2018 HOUSE TO VOTE ON NEA & NEH BUDGET CUTS – CALL YOUR REPRESENTATIVE TODAY! The U.S. House of Representatives today will begin consideration of spending measures on the House floor, including the … -
Good news! Senate Committee Approves $2 Million Increase for IMLS and Invite Congress 2018
Advocacy Alert – June 29, 2018 Senate Committee Approves $2 Million Increase for IMLS Good news! On Thursday, June 28, the full Senate Appropriations Committee approved the Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 Labor, Health and Human Services & … -
Speak Up for Museums: Urge Congress to Support the Office of Museum Services
Advocacy Alert – June 7, 2018 Speak Up for Museums: Urge Congress to Support the Office of Museum Services Following the Alliance’s recent live testimony on Capitol Hill, the annual congressional appropriations process is … -
Alliance and Sam Noble Museum Make the Case for Museums on Capitol Hill
Advocacy Alert – May 2, 2018 Alliance and Sam Noble Museum Testify Before House Appropriations Subcommittee On Thursday, April 26 Michael A. Mares, PhD, Director, Sam Noble Museum at the University of Oklahoma testified before the … -
Record Support from Senators for Office of Museum Services Funding
Advocacy Alert: April 18, 2018 Record Support from Senators for Office of Museum Services Funding Building on an unprecedented level of support in the U.S. House of Representatives, last week a record 40 U.S. Senators joined a letter … -
Act Now: Urge Senators to Support the Office of Museum Services
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!
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
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!
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 …
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