ninch-announce: FUNDING: Good House Outcome for the Cultural Ag

Subject: FUNDING: Good House Outcome for the Cultural Agencies
NINCH-ANNOUNCE (david@ninch.org)
Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2001 09:43:03 -0400

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June 25, 2001

>Date: Fri, 22 Jun 2001 11:35:04 -0400
>From: "Jessica B. Jones" <jessica@cni.org>
>To: Multiple recipients of list <nha-announce@cni.org>
>Subject: Good House Outcome for the Cultural Agencies

As reported yesterday, the House agreed 221-193 to New York Democrat
Louise Slaughter's amendment to increase funding for the cultural
agencies in FY-2002. The amendment co-sponsored by Norm Dicks
(D/WA), Steve Horn (R/CA), and Nancy Johnson (R/CT) provides
increases for NEH of $3 million; NEA $10 million, and IMLS $2
million. 31 yes voters were Republicans. We want to take this
opportunity to thank the members of the humanities community who
conveyed constituent support for the agencies to their
representatives. This is the first time the agencies have emerged
from the House debate with increases.

The overall interior bill, now numbered (H.R. 2217), passed the House
last night 376-32. The action on the bill moves now to the newly
Democrat-run Senate where Robert Byrd (D-WV) is chair of the Interior
and Related Agencies Subcommittee as well as the full Appropriations
Committee.

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Table: Cultural Agency Appropriations, FY 2001-2002
....... (in millions of dollars)
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........... FY-2001 ..... FY-2002 ..... FY-2002
............ Approp ... President ....... House

NEH ........ 120.0 ....... 120.5 ....... 123.5
NEA ........ 105.0 ....... 105.2 ....... 115.2
IMLS ........ 24.9 ........ 24.9 ........ 26.9
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22 June 2001

MEMORANDUM

TO: NHA Member and Friends
FR: John Hammer and Jessica Jones

RE: Good House Outcome for the Cultural Agencies

As reported yesterday, the House agreed 221-193 to New York Democrat Louise Slaughter's amendment to increase funding for the cultural agencies in FY-2002. The amendment co-sponsored by Norm Dicks (D/WA), Steve Horn (R/CA), and Nancy Johnson (R/CT) provides increases for NEH of $3 million; NEA $10 million, and IMLS $2 million. 31 yes voters were Republicans. We want to take this opportunity to thank the members of the humanities community who conveyed constituent support for the agencies to their representatives. This is the first time the agencies have emerged from the House debate with increases.

Long-time NEA critic Cliff Stearns (R/FL) offered an amendment to cut the entire $10 million from NEA only. After a brief debate, the Stearns amendment was soundly rejected by a vote of 145 to 264. This was an important vote because it provides even more conclusive evidence that the changes that NEA has undertaken -- some under Congressional direction, some not -- have now garnered a comfortable majority of support in the House. Reportedly, Stearns increased his amendment from $2 million to $10 million at the behest of the House GOP leadership.

The overall interior bill, now numbered (H.R. 2217), passed the House last night 376-32. The action on the bill moves now to the newly Democrat-run Senate where Robert Byrd (D-WV) is chair of the Interior and Related Agencies Subcommittee as well as the full Appropriations Committee.

The following table summarizes budget steps to date for the agencies:

===================================================
Table: Cultural Agency Appropriations, FY 2001-2002
....... (in millions of dollars)
===================================================
........... FY-2001 ..... FY-2002 ..... FY-2002
............ Approp ... President ....... House

NEH ........ 120.0 ....... 120.5 ....... 123.5

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