policy and advocacy
2012 Congressional Arts Handbook
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Chapter 1: Issue Briefs to Congress
- National Endowment for the Arts
- Strengthening Arts Education
- Tax Reform
- Office of Museum Services Within the Institute of Museum and Library Services
- Supporting Public and Community Media
- Cultural Exchanges Through the U.S. Department of State
- Strengthening our Nation's Health Through the Arts
- Statements of Concern
Chapter 2: U.S. House of Representatives Arts Voting Record
The U.S. House arts voting record includes two votes on floor amendments to cut NEA funding, as well as membership in the Congressional Arts Caucus, signatory status of the 2011 NEA sign-on letter, and co-sponsorship of the artist-museum partnership bill in the 112th Congress.
Chapter 3: U.S. Senate Arts Voting Records
The Senate voting record includes arts-related votes on a floor amendments to restrict economic stimulus funds, halt funding for the transportation enhancement program, and restrict transportation appropriations from being used for museums, as well as membership in the Senate Cultural Caucus, and signatory status of the 2011 NEA sign-on letter.
Chapter 4: Facts and Figures
Latest research measuring the impact of the arts and arts education
Chapter 5: Fields at a Glance
Trend information on various arts fields and specific disciplines
Chapter 6: Directories of U.S House Congressional Arts Caucus and U.S. Senate Cultural Caucus
Chapter 7: Congressional Contact Information
- U.S. House of Representatives (Includes Arts Staffers, Education Staffers, and Schedulers)—as of 3/1/12
- U.S. Senate (Includes Arts Staffers, Education Staffers, and Schedulers)—as of 3/1/12
Chapter 8: Directory of 2012 National Arts Advocacy Day Cosponsors
Chapter 9: Letters to Congress from National Cosponsors