Issues lobbied + lobbyists (6)
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.
Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Endowment for the Arts; Natl Endowment for the Humanities; Natl Park Service (NPS); SENATE; Smithsonian Institution
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.
Government entities lobbied: Education, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS); SENATE; White House Office
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.
Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); SENATE
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.
Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Park Service (NPS); SENATE
FOR — Foreign Relations
Protection of cultural property around the world. Travel promotion and Brand USA.
Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS)
BUD — Budget/Appropriations
Committee for Education Funding coalition letters to keep funding for cultural affairs agencies Opposition to federal government shutdown.
Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE