Congress Stalls on 2007 Funding Bills: While the House and Senate Appropriations Committees have moved ahead with drafting the money bills for the coming 2007 fiscal year, the word from Capitol Hill is that none of the funding legislation will get wrapped up until after the November elections when Congress plans to return for a…
NEA Funding Moves to Senate Floor, Final Outcome Uncertain: The U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee on June 29 approved the FY 2007 Interior Appropriations Bill with funding for the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) held at the current level of $124.4 million. The Senate bill also includes a funding freeze for the National Endowment for…
House Approves Arts Endowment Increase: On May 18, the House of Representatives agreed by voice vote to increase appropriations for the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) by $5 million each in fiscal year 2007. The bipartisan amendment was co-sponsored by Reps. Louise Slaughter (D-NY), Christopher Shays…
Congress Moves to Spending Bills as Budget Plan Stalls: Congress took a two week recess in April after failing to agree on a 2007 budget resolution. Fiscal policy may continue to exasperate legislators on Capitol Hill after they reconvene on April 25. The Senate adopted its initial budget in March, but disagreements among Republican factions…
Congress Demands Spending Room in Tight Budget Plan: Congressional response to the Presidentas FY 2007 budget proposing a funding freeze or cuts in most domestic discretionary spending is beginning to take shape. The Senate and House have begun work on the budget resolution which will serve as a blueprint for the appropriations bills setting the…
President’s Budget Proposes Level Funding for NEA in 2007; Congress Set to Decide Charitable Provisions in Tax Bill The budget debate opened on February 6 when President Bush President Bush sent his Fiscal Year 2007 spending plan to Congress today proposing level funding for the National Endowment for the Arts in the coming year. The…
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