Subject: House Prepares Floor Vote on Cultural Funding
NINCH-ANNOUNCE (david@ninch.org)
Date: Tue, 19 Jun 2001 16:35:17 -0400
Message-Id: <a0510030fb75565cd808d@[192.100.21.22]> Date: Tue, 19 Jun 2001 16:35:17 -0400 To: ninch-announce@cni.org From: NINCH-ANNOUNCE <david@ninch.org> Subject: House Prepares Floor Vote on Cultural Funding
NINCH ANNOUNCEMENT
News on Networking Cultural Heritage Resources
from across the Community
June 19, 2001
HOUSE PREPARES FLOOR VOTE ON CULTURAL AGENCY FUNDING
I'm passing along this call from the National Humanities Alliance to
support an amendment to the Interior Appropriations Bill calling for
funding increases for each of the three cultural agencies (NEA, NEH,
and IMLS).
David Green
===========
>Date: Tue, 19 Jun 2001 15:58:05 -0400 (EDT)
>From: John Hammer <jhammer@cni.org>
>To: Multiple recipients of list <nha-announce@cni.org>
>Subject: Act for NEH increase
>
>
>ACTION for NEH REQUESTED
>
>TO: NHA Members and Friends
>FR: John Hammer and Jessica Jones
>Date: 19 June 2001
>
>RE: HOUSE PREPARES FLOOR VOTE ON NEH FUNDING
>
>
>The House of Representative is moving quickly on consideration of
>the FY-2002 Interior Appropriations Bill, including funding for the
>National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). The measure reported for
>floor action by the Appropriations Committee on June 13 sets NEH funding
>at the current level of $120.5, the same amount requested by President
>Bush. An amendment to increase NEH and the other cultural agencies failed
>in committee in a party-line vote. The full House could vote on the
>funding legislation as early as Thursday, June 28
>
>For the last two years Congress approved modest, $5 million increases for
>the humanities endowment's budget following several years of level
>funding. The high point in NEH funding came in 1994 when its budget
>topped $177 million.
>
>Congressional Arts Caucus Co-chairs Louise Slaughter (D/NY-28) and Stephen
>Horn (R/CA-38) are preparing an amendment to increase funding for the
>three cultural agencies (NEA, NEH, and IMLS) in the interior bill. The
>amendment is likely to call for increasing funding for NEA by $13 million,
>NEH by $5 million, and IMLS by $2 million.
>
>
>(Many friends of both endowments in Congress are determined to close the
>gap between NEA's $105 million budget and NEH's $120.5 million -- That is
>why the final amendment number is likely to include more for NEA than for
>NEH.) Norm Dicks (D/WA-6), the lead Democrat on the bill is continuing
>consultation with Slaughter and Horn as to the final shape of the
>amendment. Nancy Johnson (R/CT-5), a major force among GOP moderates is
>also involved and supportive. While the GOP leadership in the House is
>still opposed to increases for the endowments, a number of GOP moderates
>have been willing to buck the leadership on this issue. This vote can be
>won.
>
>COMMENT - The grass roots of the humanities community has not been
>communicating in sufficient numbers with Congress. It is important that
>this trend be reversed. Congress needs to feel pressure from our
>community. The present appropriations process is relatively fluid -- an
>increase for NEH will be easier to secure this year than next when the
>impact of the massive tax reductions really begins to press in on
>appropriations.
>
>REQUEST - Minimally, each NHA member is urged to bounce this message to
>their governing boards with a request that they telephone, fax, or e-mail
>letters to their member of the House of Representatives. Actions to
>communicate with more members of Congress are needed. But the important
>thing is to act. Ideally many communications will be delivered before
>the end of the day next Monday (June 25).
>
>
>HOW TO CONTACT YOUR MEMBER IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES -
>Telephone the Capitol Switchboard at 202/224-3121 and ask for the
>representative's office.
>
>For fax numbers - ask representative's office.
>
>MESSAGE - Please contact the members of the House of Representatives with
>the following message:
>
>During floor consideration of the Interior Appropriations Bill, please
>vote in favor of an amendment to increase funding for the National
>Endowment for the Humanities above the current level of $120.5
>million. Increased appropriations to the NEH will provide additional
>funds for programs to:
>
>* preserve and provide access to cultural and educational resources
>essential to the American people;
>
>* strengthen teaching and learning in history, literature, language, and
>other humanities subjects in schools and colleges;
>
>* facilitate research and original scholarship in the humanities;
>
>* provide opportunities for lifelong learning in the humanities for all
>Americans;
>
>* strengthen the institutional base of the humanities.
>
>Please copy NHA on correspondence to Congress. Likewise, reports of
>telephone conversations with Congressional offices are of interest. Thank
>you for your support.
>
>QUESTIONS - PLEASE CALL JOHN HAMMER OR JESSICA JONES AT
>202/296-4994 FOR ANY QUESTIONS IN CONNECTION WITH THIS REQUEST
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Date: Tue, 19 Jun 2001 15:58:05 -0400 (EDT)
From: John Hammer <jhammer@cni.org>
To: Multiple recipients of list <nha-announce@cni.org>
Subject: Act for NEH increase
ACTION for NEH REQUESTED
TO:NHA Members and Friends
FR:John Hammer and Jessica Jones
Date: 19 June 2001
RE: HOUSE PREPARES FLOOR VOTE ON NEH FUNDING
The House of Representative is moving quickly on consideration of
the FY-2002 Interior Appropriations Bill, including funding for the
National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). The measure reported for
floor action by the Appropriations Committee on June 13 sets NEH funding
at the current level of $120.5, the same amount requested by President
Bush. An amendment to increase NEH and the other cultural agencies failed
in committee in a party-line vote. The full House could vote on the
funding legislation as early as Thursday, June 28
For the last two years Congress approved modest, $5 million increases for
the humanities endowment's budget following several years of level
funding. The high point in NEH funding came in 1994 when its budget
topped $177 million.
Congressional Arts Caucus Co-chairs Louise Slaughter (D/NY-28) and Stephen
Horn (R/CA-38) are preparing an amendment to increase funding for the
three cultural agencies (NEA, NEH, and IMLS) in the interior bill. The
amendment is likely to call for increasing funding for NEA by $13 million,
NEH by $5 million, and IMLS by $2 million.
(Many friends of both endowments in Congress are determined to close the
gap between NEA's $105 million budget and NEH's $120.5 million -- That is
why the final amendment number is likely to include more for NEA than for
NEH.) Norm Dicks (D/WA-6), the lead Democrat on the bill is continuing
consultation with Slaughter and Horn as to the final shape of the
amendment. Nancy Johnson (R/CT-5), a major force among GOP moderates is
also involved and supportive. While the GOP leadership in the House is
still opposed to increases for the endowments, a number of GOP moderates
have been willing to buck the leadership on this issue. This vote can be
won.
COMMENT - The grass roots of the humanities community has not been
communicating in sufficient numbers with Congress. It is important that
this trend be reversed. Congress needs to feel pressure from our
community. The present appropriations process is relatively fluid -- an
increase for NEH will be easier to secure this year than next when the
impact of the massive tax reductions really begins to press in on
appropriations.
REQUEST - Minimally, each NHA member is urged to bounce this message to
their governing boards with a request that they telephone, fax, or e-mail
letters to their member of the House of Representatives. Actions to
communicate with more members of Congress are needed. But the important
thing is to act. Ideally many communications will be delivered before
the end of the day next Monday (June 25).
HOW TO CONTACT YOUR MEMBER IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES -
Telephone the Capitol Switchboard at 202/224-3121 and ask for the
representative's office.
For fax numbers - ask representative's office.
MESSAGE - Please contact the members of the House of Representatives with
the following message:
During floor consideration of the Interior Appropriations Bill, please
vote in favor of an amendment to increase funding for the National
Endowment for the Humanities above the current level of $120.5
million. Increased appropriations to the NEH will provide additional
funds for programs to:
* preserve and provide access to cultural and educational resources
essential to the American people;
* strengthen teaching and learning in history, literature, language, and
other humanities subjects in schools and colleges;
* facilitate research and original scholarship in the humanities;
* provide opportunities for lifelong learning in the humanities for all
Americans;
* strengthen the institutional base of the humanities.
Please copy NHA on correspondence to Congress. Likewise, reports of
telephone conversations with Congressional offices are of interest. Thank
you for your support.
QUESTIONS - PLEASE CALL JOHN HAMMER OR JESSICA JONES AT
202/296-4994 FOR ANY QUESTIONS IN CONNECTION WITH THIS REQUEST
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