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September Advocacy: Congress Returns and National Voter Registration Day

Advocacy Alert – September 15, 2021 In this Alliance Advocacy Alert: Act Now: Urge Legislators to Include Museums in Reconciliation / Infrastructure Legislation Contact Your Senators: Approve House Historic Funding Increase for OMS …

Invite Congress to Visit Your Museum and August Advocacy Opportunities

In this Alliance Advocacy Alert: Get Involved: Invite Congress to Visit Your Museum Speak Up for Museums: Alliance Resources to Advocate Today Participate: Federal Reserve Survey on Pandemic, Nonprofits, and the People We Serve Invite …

Infrastructure, Good OMS News, and Prepare for Invite Congress

Advocacy Alert – July 21, 2021 In this Alliance Advocacy Alert: Act Now: Urge Legislators to Include Museums in Infrastructure Legislation Share Good News: House Appropriations Approves Historic Increase for OMS Get Ready: Three Ways …

Speak Up for Museums – OMS Funding, Invite Congress, and NCN Special Report

Advocacy Alert – July 7, 2021 In this Alliance Advocacy Alert: Act Now: Contact Congress in Support of FY 2022 OMS Funding Invite Congress to Visit Your Museum: Top 4 Reasons to Participate Learn and share: NCN Special Report on …

FY 2022 Appropriations & Invite Congress to Visit Your Museum

Advocacy Alert – June 16, 2021 Urge Your Representative to Support the Office of Museum Services (OMS) As reported in our last Alliance Advocacy Alert, the Alliance continues its efforts to include museums in a major infrastructure …

Tell Congress: Include Museums in the Infrastructure Bill

Advocacy Alert – May 12, 2021 In this Alliance Advocacy Alert: Tell Congress: Include Museums in the Infrastructure Bill Stay Informed: Strong Support in the House of Representatives for Museum Funding What You Can Do: Thank …

Last Chance – Ask Your Legislators to Sign On Today!

Advocacy Alert – April 12, 2021 Last Chance – Ask Your Legislators to Sign On Today! Representatives Paul Tonko (D-NY), David McKinley (R-WV), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), and Andy Barr (R-KY), and Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) …

Advocacy Updates: OMS Appropriations Letters and SVO Grant Applications

UPDATE APRIL 6, 2021 – The deadline for Senators to join this letter has been extended to Wednesday, April 14. The deadline for Representatives to sign is Friday, April 16. It just takes a couple of minutes to use our template and …

Congress Passes $1.9 Trillion COVID-19 Relief Legislation

Advocacy Alert – March 12, 2021 Congress Passes $1.9 Trillion COVID-19 Relief Legislation Yesterday, President Biden signed into law the American Rescue Plan Act (H.R. 1319; Summaries and Resources here) which was recently passed by …

Keep Advocating for Museums – Appropriations Letters Now Circulating!

Advocacy Alert – March 4, 2021 House and Senate Appropriations Letters Now Circulating – Ask Your Legislators to Sign On Today! Representatives Paul Tonko (D-NY), David McKinley (R-WV), Chellie Pingree (D-ME) and Andy Barr …

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