Today, the U.S. House of Representatives Interior Appropriations Subcommittee approved legislation on a voice vote to fund the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and other cultural institutions like the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Smithsonian Institution.

The NEA is proposed at level funding - $146 million for FY 2016. If approved by Congress, this would be the 5^th year of level funding for the NEA. All the cultural institutions also are proposed at level funding.

With the subcommittee’s approval, the bill may now head to full committee consideration with amendment opportunities.