Our colleagues at the American Alliance of Museums are urging all of us to contact our legislators to ask for their support for the Institute of Museum and Library Services Office of Museum Services (OMS). It’s a crucial time because House and Senate appropriators are making initial spending decisions now for Fiscal Year 2025.
Please mention in your message that funding for museums is especially critical at this time because the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States is just over two years away. OMS funding can help support history organizations across the country for this once-in-a-generation opportunity to remind Americans of the ideals of our nation’s founding, such as liberty and democracy, and our ongoing efforts to become a more perfect union.
It’s especially important to reach out if your Representative is a member of the House Labor-HHS-Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee, which funds OMS. Members are:
Robert Aderholt (R-AL-04), Chairman
Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT-03), Ranking Member
Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ-06)
Andrew Clyde (R-GA-09)
Chuck Edwards (R-NC)
Chuck Fleischmann (R-TN-03)
Lois Frankel (D-FL-21)
Josh Harder (D-CA-10)
Andy Harris (R-MD-01)
Steny Hoyer (D-MD-05)
Jake LaTurner (R-KS-02)
Barbara Lee (D-CA-13)
Julia Letlow (R-LA-05)
John Moolenaar (R-MI-04)
Mark Pocan (D-WI-02)
Mike Simpson (R-ID-02)
Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ-12)
The Fiscal Year 2025 appropriations process is the last real opportunity before July 4, 2026, for Congress to provide support to America 250 activities through IMLS and other agencies which invest in state and local organizations.
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