AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF MUSEUMS

ART · Arts/Entertainment

FY 2026 and 27 funding for Department of the Interior and related agencies, including funding for, and preservation of, NEA, NEH, National Park Service, Save America's Treasures, historic preservation, and the Smithsonian Institution. Opposition to elimination of the NEA and NEH and opposition to cancellation of grants.

EDU · Education

FY 2025 and FY 2026 House Labor, HHS, Education Appropriations, including funding for, and preservation of, the Institute of Museum and Library Services; Arts Education, 21st Century Community Learning Centers, American History and Civics Education,. Opposition to elimination of the Institute of Museum and Library Services and opposition to cancellation of grants.

SCI · Science/Technology

FY 2026 and FY27funding for Commerce, Justice, Science, including funding for, and preservation of, NSF Advancing Informal STEM Learning, NIH Science Education Partnership and Informal Science Education, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Informal Science Education Program and NASA grants for science museums and planetariums, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Education Program. Support for Multinational Species Conservation Funds.

IND · Indian/Native American Affairs

FY 2026 funding for the Department of the Interior and related agencies. Funding for the National Park Service and Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) compliance, and Historic Preservation Fund. Rules and regulations relating to NAGPRA and other issues.

FOR · Foreign Relations

Protection of cultural property around the world. Travel promotion and Brand USA.

BUD · Budget/Appropriations

Committee for Education Funding coalition letters to keep funding for cultural affairs agencies Opposition to federal government shutdown.