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FY 2022 Appropriations & Invite Congress to Visit Your Museum

By American Alliance of Museums

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

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 …