{"id":6057,"date":"2016-06-07T09:00:55","date_gmt":"2016-06-07T13:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/artistsunderthedome.org\/malc\/?p=6057"},"modified":"2016-06-05T19:14:55","modified_gmt":"2016-06-05T23:14:55","slug":"may-u-s-house-subcommittee-proposed-funding-increase-nea-neh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/artistsunderthedome.org\/malc\/news\/may-u-s-house-subcommittee-proposed-funding-increase-nea-neh\/","title":{"rendered":"In May, U.S. House Subcommittee Proposed Funding Increase for the NEA &#038; NEH"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>\u00a0Some belated, but important news from the Americans for the Arts- Arts Action News:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On May 25th the\u00a0<span class=\"Apple-style-span\">the U.S. House of Representatives Interior Appropriations Subcommittee unanimously approved legislation\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ci5.googleusercontent.com\/proxy\/0gI-1SOq2mi-G4Kd4fFT5Qa6a1WJH0B7MoOB5nzu-Y-6LEp5QzPstok6PSw0OBKhM-UrfTm785ogQ0RAmQ8hn00cGPjr4DRVnwcveE-PQxpI5EtQz8wJBGO2TR-tNTA=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/d3dkdvqff0zqx.cloudfront.net\/groups\/artsusa\/images\/hearing(1).jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"204\" align=\"right\" border=\"1\" hspace=\"5\" vspace=\"5\" \/>to fund the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) at\u00a0<strong>an increase of nearly $2 million in funding\u00a0<\/strong>to $150 million for FY 2017! <em>(MALC note: this subcommittee also voted to approve a $2 million increase for the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH))<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>This increase builds on another $2 million increase just seen in December, when Congress finished last year&#8217;s funding work.<\/p>\n<p>The success is a tribute to you and your steadfast advocacy for the arts! As you may remember, this past spring saw a new record-number of members sign the NEA funding request &#8220;Dear Colleague&#8221; letter. You may have asked your member to sign during Arts Advocacy Day. 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The Senate will also be preparing their own version in the coming weeks. Due to the uncertainty on the schedule, we will keep you posted on any action steps to take.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"Apple-style-span\">Here is a quick chart:<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<table style=\"height: 446px; width: 616px;\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"1\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<thead>\n<tr style=\"height: 72px;\">\n<th style=\"height: 72px; width: 180px;\"><strong>Key Federally Funded Arts Program<\/strong><\/th>\n<th style=\"height: 72px; width: 164px;\"><strong>FY 2016 Enacted Appropriations<br \/>\n(in millions)<\/strong><\/th>\n<th style=\"height: 72px; width: 133px;\"><strong>FY 2017 President&#8217;s Request<br \/>\n(in millions)<\/strong><\/th>\n<th style=\"height: 72px; width: 128px;\"><strong>FY 2017 House Subcommittee Proposal<br \/>\n(in millions)<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 24px; width: 180px;\">National Endowment for the Arts (NEA)<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 24px; width: 164px;\">$148<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 24px; width: 133px;\">$150<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 24px; width: 128px;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">$150<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 24px; width: 180px;\">National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 24px; width: 164px;\">$148<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 24px; width: 133px;\">$150<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 24px; width: 128px;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">$150<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 24px; width: 180px;\">Smithsonian Institute<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 24px; width: 164px;\">$840<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 24px; width: 133px;\">$922<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 24px; width: 128px;\">$863<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 24px; width: 180px;\">U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 24px; width: 164px;\">$54<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 24px; width: 133px;\">$57<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 24px; width: 128px;\">$57<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 24px; width: 180px;\">John F. 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