Advocacy Alert

Your voice matters. Members of Congress carefully consider input from their constituents when making policy decisions and casting votes. See recent calls-to-action and stay up-to-date on opportunities to weigh-in with your federal legislators.

Tell Congress: Include Museums in the Infrastructure Bill

By American Alliance of Museums

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!

By American Alliance of Museums

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

By American Alliance of Museums

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

By American Alliance of Museums

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!

By American Alliance of Museums

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 …
Speak Up for Museums – Connecting with the New Congress in 2021

By American Alliance of Museums

A New Year and A New Congress As we enter a new year, we also begin working with a new Congress and a new administration. While there is much to be hopeful about, there is a lot of work to do in the year ahead. Museums Advocacy Day 2021, …
Museums Score Major Victories in End-of-Year Deal

By American Alliance of Museums

Advocacy Alert – December 21, 2020 Museums Score Major Victories in End-of-Year Deal Congressional leaders on Sunday evening announced a deal on a $900 billion COVID-19 aid package in addition to $1.4 trillion fiscal year (FY) 2021 …
Your Voice is Needed TODAY – Last Chance for COVID-19 Economic Relief in 2020

By American Alliance of Museums

Support Field-Wide Advocacy for Museum Relief: The current crisis is taking a distressing financial toll on cultural organizations, and AAM is no different. In these challenging times, we ask that if you can, consider supporting our …
Museums Advocacy Day and Post-Election Outlook

By American Alliance of Museums

Support Field-Wide Advocacy for Museum Relief: The current crisis is taking a distressing financial toll on cultural organizations, and AAM is no different. In these challenging times, we ask that if you can, consider supporting our …
Congress in Recess – Keep Up the Pressure

By American Alliance of Museums

Support Field-Wide Advocacy for Museum Relief: The current crisis is taking a distressing financial toll on cultural organizations, and AAM is no different. In these challenging times, we ask that if you can, consider supporting our …