On Friday, the White House released the President Trump’s first fiscal year 2026 budget proposal. As many anticipated, it recommends eliminating the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), along with other cultural institutions. While the recommendation is disappointing, it is not binding. Under the Constitution, Congress—not the executive branch—holds the authority to set federal funding…
With the deadline for federal funding set to expire on March 14, Republicans and Democrats are working to find common ground that will allow a continuing resolution (CR) to pass. A CR is a temporary funding measure that keeps the government operating at current spending levels when a formal appropriations bill has not been enacted.…
On January 20, Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th president of the United States. Almost immediately afterward, the President lived up to his promise to be bold and active. Within a week of taking office, the administration’s Office of Management and Budget released a memorandum that paused funding programs from all federal agencies,…
With less than two weeks before President-elect Trump is sworn in for his second term on January 20, the new Congress has arrived in Washington to take their oaths and begin governing. This Congress and the incoming administration face a packed agenda. Chief among their tasks is negotiating a full funding bill for fiscal year…
Last month, the Republican Party and President Donald Trump won a sweeping victory in the 2024 elections. President Trump was elected to a second term, while Republicans were able to win control of the Senate while maintaining a slim majority in the House of Representatives. The result means that, for the first time since December…
Last week, Congress reached a bipartisan agreement to avoid a government shutdown, keeping the government funded until December 20 through a continuing resolution. This means that all government agencies, including the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), will continue operating at their current funding levels for the time being. However, for arts advocates, the real…
As Congress returns to session this week after a month-long recess, they face an important deadline: the end of the fiscal year on September 30. With limited time to finalize a full appropriations bill for fiscal year 2025, it’s likely that they will opt for a continuing resolution, extending government funding until after the November…
The U.S. Congress is out of session this week for the July 4th holiday. Before members left town, we saw a flurry of activity related to the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). Specifically, the long-awaited fiscal year 2025 funding proposal from the House of Representatives Appropriations Committee was released, calling for the NEA’s appropriation…
With the Presidential election heating up, ongoing efforts to secure funding for the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) have slowed. As you know, the President has recommended increasing the NEA’s budget to $210.1 million, a slight but significant rise from the current $207 million. When that figure was announced, we heard from Congressional leadership…
As this column goes to press, Congress is finally beginning the process of passing appropriations bills for fiscal year 2025. Its delay in doing so is not due to a lack of interest, but rather the result of the extended time it took Congress and President Biden to reach an agreement on the FY2024 bill.…
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