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NCH WASHINGTON UPDATE (Vol. 10, #25; 15 June 2004) by Bruce Craig (editor) rbcraig@historycoalition.org and Brian Heyward
(contributor)
NATIONAL COALITION FOR HISTORY (NCH)
Website at http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/~nch
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NCH ACTION ALERT!!!
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The National Humanities Alliance (NHA) reports that THIS WEEK the U.S.
House of Representatives is expected to act on the FY 2005 Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations bill, the spending legislation that provides funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). As reported out of the Appropriations Committee on 9 June, the bill recommends a small increase for the NEH and level funding for the NEA -- $138 million for the NEH and $120 million for the NEA. The NEH allocation represents only a $3 million increase over the FY 2004 approved funding level of $135 million.
The good news is that the Co-Chairs of the House Art Caucus -- representatives Louise Slaughter (D-NY) and Chris Shays (R-CT) -- plan to offer a floor amendment to increase funding for both agencies. Committee staff state that the bill may reach the House floor as early as Wednesday afternoon (16 June). Consequently, constituent communications in support of an amendment are IMMEDIATELY needed for all House Members.
ACTION NEEDED
Please take two minutes out of your day and contact your Representative and ask him/her to support any amendments offered to increase the funding levels for the NEH and NEA and to oppose any amendments to cut funding for either agency. Example: "I'm calling/writing to request that Congresswoman X support any floor amendments offered to the FY 2005 Interior spending bill to increase funding for the NEH and the NEA." Please leave your name and address with staff and ask that your member let you know how they voted on the pending measure.
To be most effective, communications should be sent in the form of a PHONE CALL or FAX. All House offices can be reached via the U.S. Capitol Switchboard at (202) 224-3121. Contact information for individual members can also be obtained from the House web site at: http://www.house.gov .
Please act TODAY! Your action can make a difference!
ADDITIONAL BACKGROUND
The FY 2005 Interior spending bill (totalling $19.5 million) is about $300 million below the current FY 2004 level and does not fund any of the new initiatives requested by the President. The House Interior Appropriations Subcommittee marked up the FY 2005 spending bill on 3 June, and the subcommittee's recommendations were approved by the full Appropriations Committee on 9 June. In addition to the NEH and NEA, the Interior spending bill provides annual funding for the Smithsonian, the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, various preservation programs (including the Historic Preservation Fund and Save America's Treasures), the National Park Service, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the National Forest System, Federal land acquisition and other programs.
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at: http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/~nch .
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(contributor)
NATIONAL COALITION FOR HISTORY (NCH)
Website at http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/~nch
*********************
NCH ACTION ALERT!!!
*****************
The National Humanities Alliance (NHA) reports that THIS WEEK the U.S.
House of Representatives is expected to act on the FY 2005 Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations bill, the spending legislation that provides funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). As reported out of the Appropriations Committee on 9 June, the bill recommends a small increase for the NEH and level funding for the NEA -- $138 million for the NEH and $120 million for the NEA. The NEH allocation represents only a $3 million increase over the FY 2004 approved funding level of $135 million.
The good news is that the Co-Chairs of the House Art Caucus -- representatives Louise Slaughter (D-NY) and Chris Shays (R-CT) -- plan to offer a floor amendment to increase funding for both agencies. Committee staff state that the bill may reach the House floor as early as Wednesday afternoon (16 June). Consequently, constituent communications in support of an amendment are IMMEDIATELY needed for all House Members.
ACTION NEEDED
Please take two minutes out of your day and contact your Representative and ask him/her to support any amendments offered to increase the funding levels for the NEH and NEA and to oppose any amendments to cut funding for either agency. Example: "I'm calling/writing to request that Congresswoman X support any floor amendments offered to the FY 2005 Interior spending bill to increase funding for the NEH and the NEA." Please leave your name and address with staff and ask that your member let you know how they voted on the pending measure.
To be most effective, communications should be sent in the form of a PHONE CALL or FAX. All House offices can be reached via the U.S. Capitol Switchboard at (202) 224-3121. Contact information for individual members can also be obtained from the House web site at: http://www.house.gov .
Please act TODAY! Your action can make a difference!
ADDITIONAL BACKGROUND
The FY 2005 Interior spending bill (totalling $19.5 million) is about $300 million below the current FY 2004 level and does not fund any of the new initiatives requested by the President. The House Interior Appropriations Subcommittee marked up the FY 2005 spending bill on 3 June, and the subcommittee's recommendations were approved by the full Appropriations Committee on 9 June. In addition to the NEH and NEA, the Interior spending bill provides annual funding for the Smithsonian, the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, various preservation programs (including the Historic Preservation Fund and Save America's Treasures), the National Park Service, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the National Forest System, Federal land acquisition and other programs.
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The National Coalition for History invites you to subscribe to this FREE weekly newsletter! You are also encouraged to redistribute the NCH Washington Updates to colleagues, friends, teachers, students and others who are interested in history and archives issues. A complete backfile of these reports is maintained by H-Net on the NCH's recently updated web page
at: http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/~nch .
To subscribe to the "NCH Washington Update," send an e_mail message to:
listserv@h-net.msu.edu with the following text in the body of the message (and only this text) SUBSCRIBE H-NCH firstname lastname, institution. To unsubscribe, send an e-mail message to: listserv@h-net.msu.edu according to the following model: SIGNOFF H-NCH.
You can accomplish the same tasks by tapping into the web interface at http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/lists/subscribe.cgi and at the "network" prompt, scroll down and select H-NCH; enter your name and affiliation and "submit".
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