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02-17-2011: The U.S. House of Representatives approved an amendment to cut an additional $20.5 million from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) in the FY 2011 appropriations package by a close vote of 217-209.
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The U.S. House of Representatives recently passed H.R.1, a appropriations bill written to target at least $100 billion in domestic spending cuts in the current fiscal year. This legislation includes a $43 million reduction for the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) - from the current $167.5 million to $124 million. This represents the deepest cut to the NEA in 16 years.
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Two amendments have been introduced regarding the funding bill for Fiscal Year 2011 currently being debated on the floor of the House of Representatives that would further cut/eliminate funding for the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA).
The first amendment offered by Rep. Scott Garrett (R-NJ) would zero out funding for the NEA completely.
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02-14-2011: The Obama Administration released the FY 2012 budget request to Congress. It includes a $21 million cut for the National Endowment for the Arts to $146 million. Read the statment relased by Americans for the Arts President and CEO Robert Lynch here.
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Today the Obama Administration released its much anticipated Fiscal Year 2012 Budget Request to Congress which includes funding for the nationâs cultural agencies and programs including the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), and the Smithsonian Institution.
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02-11-2011: Before bringing the legislation to the House floor, House Appropriations Committee leaders made even deeper cuts to the NEA and dozens of other programs and agencies in H.R. 1, the long term funding proposal for FY 2011. The proposed cut to the NEA is now set at $22.5 million, leaving the endowment with a $145 million budget. This dramatic proposal would be the largest cut to the agency in 16 years.
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It was just yesterday that we reported the National Endowment for the Arts is facing a $12 million budget cut in the 2011 House Appropriations Bill. Today the news is even worse.
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Are you starting to hear the drum beats coming out of Washington?
Now is the time for arts advocates to mobilize with a strong and unified voice. Let's get 50,000 messages to Congress over the next week.
The House Appropriations Committee has proposed a mid-year budget cut to dozens of valuable federal programs, including support for the arts. They want to cut the National Endowment for the Arts budget mid-stream from $167.5 million to $155 million.
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02-09-2011: U.S. House Appropriations leaders introduce a long-term Continuing Resolution (H.R. 1) that proposes to cut dozens of federal agencies and programs for the balance of the current 2011 fiscal year. Included in the cuts is a reduction in funding for the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) budget to $155 million, down from its currently level of $167.5 million.
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One of the largest arts audience activities of the year happened earlier this week. Thousands of artists from around the United States and throughout the world prepared for months for this single event on one night in February. It's called the Super Bowl. Yes there was football, too and some pretty exciting football at that. But this is a televised sports event where no one leaves their seat during the commercials because they might miss some really cool, fun art.
