National Legislative Updates

National Legislative Updates and Issues of Interest

 

Save the Date! Museum Advocacy Day: February 28th - March 1st, 2011

IRS Releases Guidance for Small Nonprofits at Risk of Losing Tax-Exempt Status August 2010

House Passes Full Funding for the Historic Preservation Fund 07/31/2010

The House Natural Resources Committee passed the CLEAR Act, which includes the provision to fully fund the Historic Preservation Fund 07/21/2010

During its May meeting, VAM's governing council voted to sign on to the Coalition to fully fund the Heritage Preservation Fund. Learn more about this issue. 07/11/2010 

Read the Testimony of Dr. Ford W. Bell, DVM, President, American Association of Museums to the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, HHS and Education and Related Agencies 05/12/2010

Museum Advocacy Day Wrap-Up Letter 04/12/2010 

Important Legislative Issue: Tell Congress: Please Sign-on to the Gillibrand Museum Letter 03/28/2010

AAM Update 02/02/2010 

IMLS Reauthorization Update 12/20/2009
Coalition Members

Find out about the Coalition for Full Permanent Funding of the Historic Preservation Fund 11/01/2009

AAM Announces Free Online Advocacy Training Series 09/05/2009 

Federal-State Partnerships for Museums: Advocacy Efforts for IMLS, from Terry Davis, CEO American Association for State and Local History, July 2009

The Federal Formula Grant Coalition is now Federal State Partnerships for Museums - Read about it! 07/06/2009

House of Representatives pass NEA budget - write to your senator! 06/30/2009

Read AAM's Latest 06/22/2009

The White House released budget recommendations for the National Endowment for the Arts ($161 million) and the Arts in Education program ($38.16 million) at the Department of Education. 05/07/2009

 Update on the Federal Formula Grant initiative 04/07/2009

American Craft Council Issue Brief 03/30/2009

AAM Washington Wire 03/13/2009

Museums allowed to compete for stimulus package funds 02/13/2009

Coburn Amendment passes. Read more. 02/06/2009

ALERT! Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) has introduced an amendment to prohibit any funds in the economic stimulus bill from going to museums.... READ MORE AND CONTACT YOUR REPRESENTATIVES 02/04/2009

Letter from Ford Bell of AAM to Congress, regarding museums and the economic stimulus package 01/20/2009

Americans for the Arts: Economic Recovery and the Arts 01/15/2009

Letter from the museum community to the Obama Transition Team 12/22/2008
Exhibiting Public Value: The Museum Public Finance Study

Memo to Museum Community Re: IMLS Reathorization 12/08/2009

A Note from Ford Bell, AAM President 12/03/2008

Legislative Issues for the 110th Congress
Museums and the Federal Budget
IRA Charitable Rollover Legislation

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