MUSEUMS ADVOCACY DAY February 25–26, 2019 in Washington, DC

Advocate Handbook www.aam-us.org/advocacy Facing Change: Advancing Museum Board Diversity & Inclusion

Systemic change is vital to long-term genuine progress—as is inclusive leadership at all levels of an organization.

The American Alliance of Museums’ new initiative will ignite systemic change across the museum sector by focusing on leadership engagement, the most significant predictor of an organization’s diversity and inclusion effectiveness. Major program components include:

• Fieldwide standards and programs to advance excellence in diversity, equity, accessibility, and inclusion, based on AAM’s Continuum of Excellence—including the field’s prestigious accreditation program that has served as a pillar and guidepost for the museum field for nearly 50 years

• Inclusive leadership development for 50 museums in five to- be-selected cities across the US, supported by senior fellows to be named by the Alliance and culminating in the development and implementation of sustainable inclusion plans tailored to the needs of each museum

• Online resource center for inclusive museum governance, with case studies, sample documents, and custom content for thousands of museums

• Board matching support to connect individuals interested in serving on museum boards with museums seeking new perspectives and talents on their board

For more information and resources about Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Inclusion visit: https://www.aam-us.org/deai

This initiative is generously supported by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Alice L. Walton Foundation, and Ford Foundation

February 25, 2019

Dear museum advocate,

Welcome! Thank you for participating in the 11th annual Museums Advocacy Day.

Today, you join thousands of advocates who have participated in Museums Advocacy Day since 2009. Our efforts have consistently grown congressional support for the Office of Museum Services (OMS) funding in both the House and the Senate and on both sides of the aisle. I’m proud to say that the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and OMS have received budget increases in each of the last two years—and, last year, IMLS was reauthorized for another six years, thanks to museum advocates’ efforts helping legislators appreciate the vital role museums play in their communities.

With 111 new senators and representatives, growing political divides, and tightening budgets, it is a critical time to tell our stories. Together, along with thousands of museum supporters across the country using our online tools to advocate from home, we will help our elected leaders recognize the value of museums by:

 Making the case that museums are economic engines, supporting 726,000 jobs and generating $50 billion in economic activity and another $12 billion in tax revenue per year.

 Helping legislators understand the importance of charitable giving and tax policy to museums.

 Telling the story of how museums spend $2 billion on educational programming each year, provide professional development to teachers, help teach the local curriculum, play an integral role in home-schooling, and provide critical learning resources for P–12 students.

 Making the case that grants by federal agencies—and federal funds distributed locally by state arts agencies and state humanities councils—make a tremendous impact in every state, and that federal funding to museums spurs additional giving from the private sector.

Please help me thank our allies in this important work, including national affiliate organizations, regional and state museum associations, and corporate partners who shared their wisdom, enthusiasm, and financial support to make Museums Advocacy Day a success. In addition, the AAM board of directors and incredible staff have worked hard for the last year to make this event—and our year-round advocacy efforts—possible.

Finally, thank you for your participation—and your ongoing efforts to advocate on the federal, state, and local levels throughout the year. There is no Alliance—or Museums Advocacy Day—without you!

With gratitude,

Laura L. Lott President & CEO

American Alliance of Museums | 2451 Crystal Drive, Suite 1005 | Arlington, VA 22202 | T 202.289.1818 | F 202.289.6578 | www.aam-us.org Table of Contents Program Legislative Agenda • Issues at a Glance • IMLS Reauthorization • IMLS Office of Museum Services Funding • Tax Policy • Elementary and Secondary Education • Higher Education • National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) • National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) • Science Engagement and STEM Education • Historic Preservation • Shutdown Prevention and Economic Impact Museum Facts • Museum Facts • Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Inclusion • Ethics and Best Practices in Museums Congressional Contact Info & Key Committee Lists • U.S. Representatives • U.S. Senators • House Appropriations Committee • Senate Appropriations Committee • House Education and Labor Committee • Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee • House Ways and Means Committee • Senate Finance Committee Congress’ Legislative Record • Guide to the Legislative Record • House of Representatives • Senate Attendee List Logistics & General Information • Hotel Information • Capitol Hill Events and Information • Near the Washington Plaza Hotel • Contact Information • Tips for Meeting with Elected Officials • Ten Rules for Engagement About the Alliance • Overview of Alliance Programs, Initiatives & Resources • 2019 Annual Meeting & MuseumExpo Save-the-Date

MUSEUMS ADVOCACY DAY 2019 PROGRAM (as of 2/5/2019)

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 24

2:00 PM – 5:00 PM Registration and Materials Pick Up Washington Plaza Hotel (10 Thomas Circle NW, Washington, DC)

3:30 PM – 5:00 PM Legislative Study Hall (Optional Program) Washington Plaza Hotel Get help researching and learning about your legislators and how their work relates to museums. Featuring Barry Szczesny, Director, Government Relations and Public Policy

3:30 PM – 5:00 PM Student Advocates Meeting (Optional Program) Washington Plaza Hotel We invite our student advocates and program representatives to join us for a special briefing. Featuring: - Andy Finch, Director of Policy, Association of Art Museum Directors - Lori Kartchner, Programs Associate, Museum Collections, The George Washington University Museum and the Textile Museum - Allison Marsh, PhD, Co-Director, Ann Johnson Institute for STS and Coordinator, Public History Program, University of South Carolina

5:00 PM – 6:30 PM Advocate Welcome & Networking Reception Washington Plaza Hotel We hope you’ll join us for light refreshments immediately following the optional programs. Come network with your fellow advocates and kick off Museums Advocacy Day 2019!

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 25

7:30 AM – 8:30 AM Registration and Networking Breakfast Washington Plaza Hotel Get caffeinated and grab some nourishment while networking with advocates from around the country.

8:30 AM – 8:40 AM Welcome and Orientation Washington Plaza Hotel Featuring Kevin Russell, Practice Manager, Blackbaud

8:40 AM –8:50 AM Why We’re Here and What’s at Stake in 2019 Washington Plaza Hotel AAM President and CEO Laura Lott welcomes advocates from around the nation.

8:50 AM – 9:00 PM Inside the National Science Foundation Washington Plaza Hotel An overview of the directorate’s programs and initiatives, and how it supports museums. Featuring Karen Marrongelle, Head of Directorate for Education and Human Resources, NSF

9:00 AM – 9:10 AM Meet National Endowment for the Humanities Chairman Washington Plaza Hotel Jon Peede An overview of the agency’s programs and initiatives, and how it supports museums.

9:10 AM – 9:20 AM Inside the National Park Service Washington Plaza Hotel An overview of the agency’s programs and initiatives, and how it supports museums. Featuring Megan Brown, Chief, State, Tribal, Local Plans & Grants Division, National Park Service

9:20 AM – 9:30 AM Meet Institute of Museum and Library Services Director Washington Plaza Hotel Dr. Kathryn K. Matthew An overview of the agency’s programs and initiatives, and how it supports museums.

9:30 AM – 9:45 AM Networking Break

9:45 AM – 10:30 AM Concurrent Sessions Washington Plaza Hotel

OPTION A: Advocacy Essentials GRAND Ballroom Get expert advice on being your best advocate for museums from the Advocacy Guru Stephanie Vance of Advocacy Associates. This session will prepare you to be successful in visiting congressional offices and helping you navigate Capitol Hill. We’ll cover what to expect, how to approach the day, and how to follow up. Ideal for first-time attendees or anyone interested in a refresher.

OPTION B: Building the Future of Education: Where Are We and Where Do We Want to Go? NATIONAL Ballroom Featuring: - Elizabeth Merritt, Vice President, Strategic Foresight & Founding Director, Center for the Future of Museums - Loredana Valtierra, House Education and Labor Committee Majority Staff

10:30 AM – 10:45 AM Networking Break

10:45 AM – 10:55 AM Meet National Endowment for the Arts Chairman, Washington Plaza Hotel Mary Anne Carter An overview of the agency’s programs and initiatives, and how it supports museums.

10:55 AM – 11:10 AM Making the Case for Museums – A Chief of Staff’s Perspective Washington Plaza Hotel Featuring Kimberly Rudolph, Chief of Staff, Representative Andre D. Carson (D-IN)

11:10 AM – 11:25 AM Making the Case: Leveraging Twitter for Advocacy Washington Plaza Hotel Featuring Neal Denton, CAE, SVP, Chief Government Affairs Officer, YMCA OF THE USA

11:25 AM – 12:00 PM Making the Case with Critical Data Washington Plaza Hotel Highlights from Museums as Economic Engines and Museums and Public Opinion Featuring AAM President and CEO Laura Lott

12:00 PM – 1:30 PM Networking Lunch Washington Plaza Hotel

1:30 PM – 2:00 PM Post-election Environment with Capitol Hill Insider Washington Plaza Hotel An overview of the new Congress, environment on Capitol Hill, and post- election insights and analysis. Featuring former Congressman James P. Moran

2:00 PM – 2:15 PM Preparing for Capitol Hill – Setting the Stage and Understanding the Washington Plaza Hotel Budget Process Featuring Sarah Abernathy, Deputy Executive Director, Committee for Education Funding

2:15 PM – 2:30 PM Networking Break

2:30 PM – 3:15 PM Preparing for Capitol Hill – Key Issues and Asks Washington Plaza Hotel Get the latest developments on the key policy issues facing museums, including what we are asking for and how to frame the issues. This session is essential for everyone making the case on Capitol Hill, so we can all speak with an informed, unified voice. Featuring: -Barry Szczesny, Director, Government Relations and Public Policy -Andy Finch, Director of Policy, Association of Art Museum Directors

3:15 PM – 3:30 PM Networking Break

3:30 PM – 4:00 PM Concurrent Public Policy Briefings Washington Plaza Hotel Not every policy issue affects every museum, but that doesn’t mean they aren’t vital to our cause. Get all the details on an additional issue that may be of particular interest to you or your museum. Learn what’s going on and how to best make your case.

OPTION A: The National Endowments for the Arts and Humanities Featuring Beatrice Gurwitz, Deputy Director, National Humanities Alliance and Lauren Cohen, Federal Affairs and Grassroots Senior Coordinator, Americans for the Arts

OPTION B: Historic Preservation Funding and Issues Featuring Thomas Cassidy, Vice President for Government Relations and Policy, National Trust for Historic Preservation

OPTION C: STEM Funding & Priorities Featuring Christofer Nelson, Chief Operating Officer, Association of Science-Technology Centers; Jennifer Keaton, Vice President, Congressional Affairs, Association of Zoos and Aquariums

4:00 PM – 4:15 PM Networking Break

4:15 PM – 5:30 PM Prepare and Practice Your Capitol Hill Visits Washington Plaza Hotel Re-convene with fellow advocates from your state and region to plan (and practice!) your Hill visits.

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26

8:00 AM – 9:30 AM Congressional Kickoff and Breakfast on Capitol Hill Capitol Visitor Center – Get inspired and get ready to take our unified message to congressional South Orientation offices. Featuring keynote remarks from Dr. David J. Skorton, Secretary Theater – CVC 241 of the Smithsonian, and brief remarks from Museums Advocacy Day Co-Convenor and Leader supporter organizations, Association of Science The Capitol Visitor Museum Directors, Association of Zoos and Aquariums, American Public Center, the main Gardens Association, Association of Children’s Museums, Association of entrance to the U.S. Science-Technology Centers, Association of Art Museum Directors, and Capitol, is located American Association for State and Local History beneath the East Front plaza of the U.S. Capitol Allow extra time for security screening! at First Street & East Capitol Street.

9:30 AM – 5:30 PM Meetings on Capitol Hill Refer to personalized The Alliance is arranging your Capitol Hill visits for you based on schedule of information you provided during registration. Your customized schedule congressional visits for (emailed prior to the event) will be available—via electronic format— meeting locations. when you check in at the Washington Plaza Hotel on Sunday afternoon or on Monday morning.

10:00 AM – 4:00 PM United Methodist Building 100 Maryland Ave N.E. Space will be available for advocates between meetings. Washington, DC

5:00 PM – 7:00 PM Congressional Reception Capitol Visitor Center Following your Capitol Hill visits, gather with fellow advocates and Café – Lower Level, members of Congress and their staff. First Street & East Featuring 2019 Congressional Honorees Capitol Street

Legislative Agenda NOTES

Issues at a Glance

Museums play a key role in education, job creation, tourism, economic development, historic preservation, environmental conservation, and advancing scientific literacy and global competitiveness. Museums also have strong public support: a 2017 national public opinion poll, Museums and Public Opinion, showed that 95% of voters would approve of lawmakers who acted to support museums and 96% want federal funding for museums to be maintained or increased. The museum community—which includes aquariums, art museums, children’s museums, historic sites, history museums, maritime museums, military museums, natural history museums, planetariums, presidential libraries, public gardens, science centers, and zoos—has worked together to develop this federal policy agenda.

Institute of Museum and Library Services Reauthorization Congress has regularly reauthorized the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) with broad support. Congress overwhelmingly reauthorized IMLS and its Office of Museum Services (OMS) in late 2018 by enacting the Museum and Library Services Act of 2018 (S. 3530 now Public Law No: 115-410). The legislation was passed with widespread bipartisan support by unanimous consent in the Senate and by a vote of 331 to 28 in the House, showing Congress’ renewed bipartisan support for the agency’s programs and a renewed commitment to its funding. It has a funding authorization of $38.6 million for OMS and contains a number of provisions specifically supported by the museum field: bolstering the agency’s research and data collection, maintaining an emphasis on state and regional collaboration, expanding interagency partnerships, and highlighting the importance of access to high-quality museum services for every American. It also authorizes a 21st Century Museum Professional Program, for the training of museum professionals, especially those from diverse and underrepresented backgrounds. • We applaud Congress for enacting legislation reauthorizing IMLS, the Museum and Library Services Act of 2018, S. 3530 now Public Law No: 115-410, showing its renewed bipartisan support for the agency’s programs and a renewed commitment to its funding.

Institute of Museum and Library Services’ Office of Museum Services Funding IMLS is the primary federal agency responsible for helping museums connect people to information and ideas. Its Office of Museum Services (OMS) awards grants to museums to support educating students, preserving and digitizing collections, and engaging communities. Grants are awarded in every state, but current funding has allowed the agency to fund only a small fraction of the highly-rated grant applications it receives. Congress has regularly reauthorized IMLS with broad bipartisan support, most recently in 2018 with a funding authorization of $38.6 million for OMS. OMS has set a strong record of congressional support during the appropriations submission process in each of the last six years, with 183 Representatives and 40 Senators signing the FY 2019 appropriations letters on its behalf. IMLS received $242 million in FY 2019 appropriations, of which $34.7 million went to the Office of Museum Services. • We support funding of $38.6 million in FY 2020 for the IMLS Office of Museum Services.

Tax Policy Charitable giving is the lifeblood of museums of all sizes and disciplines; it accounts for more than one- third of their operating funds. We support efforts to extend and expand incentives for charitable giving. Limitations on these incentives could have a chilling effect on the ability of museums to attract donations needed to serve their communities and protect their collections. Congress recently imposed taxes on charities, including museums, that provide transportation and parking benefits to employees, diverting limited funding away from serving their communities. • We urge Congress to cosponsor the Universal Charitable Giving Act and/or the Charitable Giving Tax Deduction Act (H.R. 651), allowing taxpayers to deduct their charitable contributions, regardless of whether they itemize; cosponsor legislation to repeal the new Unrelated Business Income Tax on expenses that charities incur in providing transportation fringe benefits to employees; and cosponsor the Artist-Museum Partnership Act, which would allow artists to claim a fair market value deduction when they donate their own work to a collecting institution.

Elementary and Secondary Education Museums are vital education providers, educating students, providing professional development to teachers, and helping teach local curricula. Reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (the “Every Student Succeeds Act”) provides states with significantly more flexibility in setting and meeting performance targets, which could make it easier for schools to work with museums. • We support efforts to promote school-museum partnerships (including museum schools), require greater collaboration between the U.S. Department of Education and the Institute of Museum and Library Services, fully fund federal education programs in which museums participate, and fully implement the “well-rounded education” provisions in the Every Student Succeeds Act, which include the many subject areas in which museums help teach the curricula.

Higher Education Median earnings for adults with a bachelor’s degree are approximately 64 percent higher than those with just a high school diploma, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Yet, student loan balances constitute the largest source of debt for American households. While many museum jobs require bachelor’s or even advanced degrees, nonprofit museum professionals often do not earn as much as they might in the private sector. Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) is a vital tool in allowing talented and highly trained employees from all socioeconomic backgrounds to work at organizations that make an impact in their community. Many museums benefit from Higher Education Act (HEA) programs. • We support efforts to improve the affordability and accessibility of higher education for all students. We urge Congress to support and improve Public Service Loan Forgiveness and sufficient income-driven repayment options for federal student loans. We also ask that Congress support HEA programs in which museums participate.

National Endowment for the Humanities The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) provides direct grants to museums, universities, archives, and libraries in support of research, education, and preservation. Due to high demand and extremely limited funding, NEH was only able to fund 16 percent of the proposals it received in 2016. It also provides annual grants to state humanities councils in every state and U.S. territory. NEH received $152.8 million in FY 2018 appropriations. Its FY 2019 funding awaits resolution. • We urge Congress to provide at least $167.5 million for NEH in FY 2020.

National Endowment for the Arts The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) works to bring the arts to every community in America, including rural areas, military bases, and urban centers. It provides grants to all types of arts organizations—including museums—to exhibit, preserve, and interpret visual materials. The agency’s federal role is uniquely valuable: no other funder, public or private, funds the arts in every state and the U.S. territories. NEA also distributes roughly forty percent of its grant funds to state arts agencies for re- granting. NEA received $152.8 million in FY 2018 appropriations. Its FY 2019 funding awaits resolution. • We urge Congress to provide $167.5 million for NEA in FY 2020.

Science Engagement and STEM Education Hundreds of millions of Americans of all ages and backgrounds learn about STEM each year by visiting museums, science centers, public gardens, zoos, aquariums, and other cultural institutions. In December 2018, a new five-year Federal STEM Strategic Plan was published by the Federal government that reflects a desire to increase diversity, equity, and inclusion in STEM by providing all Americans with lifelong access to high-quality STEM education. Museums already work with a wide range of Federal agencies in advancing the aspirational goals laid out in the plan. Direct support for STEM research and education is primarily provided through the National Science Foundation (NSF), including its Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL) program. NSF is responsible for about two-thirds of all Federal funding for biological, geological, and anthropological research at America’s universities, science centers and other museums. Many other Federal agencies have significant programs to support STEM education and public engagement with scientific research through informal STEM learning, including the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and National Institutes of Health (NIH). The FY 2018 appropriations legislation provided $62.5 million for AISL and continued funding for the NASA, NOAA, NIH and other Federal programs in which museums participate. AISL, NASA and NOAA FY 2019 funding await resolution. • We urge Congress to fully restore funding for the AISL program to $65 million—the FY 2010 funding level—and to continue to support informal STEM programs at NASA, NOAA, and NIH. We also urge support for other NSF directorates that fund museum research and collections and are key to stem learning, including: Biological Sciences; Education and Human Resources; Geosciences; and Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences.

Historic Preservation In addition to preserving and protecting more than 1 billion objects, many museums are historic themselves, and their collections are critical to telling our collective national story. Historic sites and historic preservation efforts not only protect our national heritage, they are also economic engines and job creators in the thousands of communities they serve. Minimal government funding helps to leverage significant private support, often through the Historic Tax Credit. The FY 2018 appropriations provided $48.9 million to State Historic Preservation Offices (SHPOs), $11.5 million to Tribal Historic Preservation Offices (THPOs), and $500,000 for grants to underserved communities—all through the Historic Preservation Fund (HPF). It also provided an additional $13 million from the HPF to document, interpret, and preserve the stories and sites associated with the Civil Rights Movement. Save America’s Treasures (SAT) received $13 million in FY 2018 through the HPF, an $8 million increase. Preserve America has not been funded since FY 2010. FY 2019 funding for these programs awaits resolution. • We urge Congress to support FY 2020 funding of at least $60 million for SHPOs, $20 million for THPOs, $15 million for civil rights sites, $15 million for Save America's Treasures, $4.6 million for Preserve America, and to continue supporting the Historic Tax Credit.

Public Diplomacy and the Protection of Cultural Property As welcoming and trusted community anchors, museums are perfectly positioned to help build cross- cultural relationships, which are enhanced by collections that span the world across centuries. In recent years, irreplaceable cultural property has been lost in places like Egypt, Iraq, Syria, Mali, and Afghanistan. Protecting this property—both directly and by working through international organizations— is a vital part of United States diplomacy, showing the respect of the United States for other cultures and the common heritage of humanity. American museums and the conservation professionals who work with them are some of the world’s best at protecting and caring for cultural property. • We urge Congress to pursue measures that protect cultural property around the world, and to consider museums and conservation professionals as part of the solution to these issues.

Shutdown Prevention and Economic Impact Government shutdowns occur with some frequency; there have been 20 of them since 1976. During the 16-day shutdown in October 2013, hundreds of museums nationwide—as well as national parks, forests, monuments, and historic sites—were forced to close their doors. This prevented the public from enjoying artworks, historic treasures, and lands that are intended to be held in the public trust. The economic impact of these closures was devastating, not just for the entities themselves, but for many businesses that rely on the tourism they generate. The damage from the 35-day 2018-2019 partial government shutdown—the longest in U.S. history—is still being assessed. • We urge Congress to amend the Anti-Deficiency Act to allow for the continuity of operations and public access to our nation’s public lands and federally operated museums in the event of a funding gap.

The Multinational Species Conservation Funds and Wildlife Conservation In addition to educating the public about wildlife, accredited zoos and aquariums also protect endangered species in their collections and across their natural habitat. The Multinational Species Conservation Funds (MSCF) are targeted investments in global priority species, such as African and Asian elephants, tigers, rhinoceros, great apes, and sea turtles. The MSCF program has helped to sustain wildlife populations by controlling poaching, reducing human-wildlife conflict, and protecting essential habitats globally. Despite its modest funding level, this program has a significant impact because it consistently leverages three or four times its federal investment in matching funds from corporations, conservation groups, and national governments. • We urge Congress to support funding for the Multinational Species Conservation Funds and to pass legislation that would reauthorize the MSCF programs through FY 2024. • The museum community, including botanical gardens, strongly supports efforts to protect native wildlife, including declining pollinator populations.

IMLS Reauthorization Request • Thank your Senators and Representative for passing S. 3530 now Public Law No: 115-410, the Museum and Library Services Act of 2018. The bill reauthorizes the Institute of Museum and Library Services and was signed into law by the president on Dec. 31.

Introduction The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) is the primary federal agency responsible for helping museums connect people to information and ideas. Its Office of Museum Services (OMS) supports all types of museums— including aquariums, arboretums, art museums, botanical gardens, children’s museums, historic sites, history museums, military museums, natural history museums, nature centers, planetariums, science & technology centers, zoos, and more—in their work to educate students, preserve and digitize collections, and connect with their communities. Reauthorization is critical to the future federal support of the museum community as it shows renewed bipartisan support for the agency’s programs and a renewed commitment to its funding.

Reauthorization IMLS has been regularly reauthorized by Congress with broad support, most recently in 2018 with a funding authorization of $38.6 million for the Office of Museum Services. In September 2018, Senators Jack Reed (D-RI), Susan Collins (R-ME), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Angus King (I-ME), Doug Jones (D-AL), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), and Robert Casey (D-PA) introduced S. 3530, The Museum and Library Services Act of 2018. Representatives Raul Grijalva (D-AZ), Will Hurd (R-TX), David McKinley (R-WV) and Leonard Lance (R-NJ) introduced an identical companion bill, H.R. 6988. Both bills were introduced with the support of the national museum community.

The Museum and Library Services Act of 2018 contains a number of provisions specifically supported by the museum field. It reauthorizes the agency for six years and: • Formally authorizes a 21st Century Museum Professional Program, to improve the recruitment, preparation, and professional development of museum professionals, especially those from diverse and underrepresented backgrounds. • Maintains the agency’s existing authority to support museum activities at both the state and regional level, while adding regional museum collaboration to its “Purpose” section, akin to how state museum collaboration is currently referenced. • Adds a new emphasis on ensuring that every American has access to high-quality museum experiences. • Maintains and augments the agency’s research, data collection, and analysis about museums and libraries. • Establishes new reporting to ensure that the agency sufficiently collaborates with museum and library organizations at the national, regional, and state level on its research and data collection activities. • Includes additional federal entities on the list of potential interagency partnerships, allowing IMLS to expand its collaborative efforts with other agencies and magnify support for museums and libraries. • Updates the agency’s governance, so that it operates more closely in alignment with other federal cultural agencies.

Talking Points • The Institute of Museum and Library Services has strong bipartisan support, and has been lauded for its peer- reviewed, highly competitive grant programs. • By leveraging significant private, state, and local funding, OMS grants amplify a small federal investment in museums for maximum impact in the community. • In addition to awarding grants that benefit individual museums and communities, IMLS also awards National Leadership Grants for Museums, which support projects with the potential to advance the profession so that museums can improve services for the American public. • 37 percent of museums are free at all times. Through IMLS’ Museums for All initiative, many museums also offer free or greatly reduced admission to anyone with an Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) card. • The current authorization level of $38.6 million, first enacted in 2004, would be over $50 million if adjusted just for inflation. This level does not take into consideration increases in museum attendance. • There is high demand for funding from the IMLS Office of Museum Services. In 2018 it received 819 applications requesting nearly $120 million, but current funding has allowed the agency to fund only a small fraction of the highly rated grant applications it receives. To learn more about grants awarded to museums in your state or district, visit: imls.gov/grants/awarded-grants.

Additional Information About Museums • Museums are economic engines, supporting more than 726,000 jobs and contributing $50 billion to the U.S. economy per year. They attract tourists, promote economic development, and make communities more desirable for employers. • Museums’ economic impact generates $12 billion in tax revenue at all levels of government. • Museums are an essential part of the nation’s educational infrastructure, tailoring educational programs and materials to state and local curricula, spending more than $2 billion a year on education, and promoting lifelong learning. • Children who visited a museum during kindergarten had higher achievement scores in reading, mathematics and science in third grade than children who did not. This benefit is also seen in the subgroup of children who are most at risk for deficits and delays in achievement. • Museums are beloved community anchors, attracting over a million volunteer hours every week. • Many museums have developed innovative programs to meet the growing needs of their individual communities. For example, many have programs designed specifically for children with special needs and their families, some work with medical schools to teach observation and description skills, and some are helping veterans heal from their wounds—both physical and psychological.

Status • S. 3530 was introduced on Sept. 28, 2018 and unanimously passed the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions on Nov. 29 and the full Senate on Dec. 4. On Dec. 19, the House passed S. 3530 by a vote of 331 to 28. It was signed into law by the president on Dec. 31 (Public Law No: 115-410).

IMLS Office of Museum Services Funding

Request • We urge Congress to provide $38.6 million in Fiscal Year 2020 funding for the IMLS Office of Museum Services.

Introduction The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) is the primary federal agency responsible for helping museums connect people to information and ideas. Its Office of Museum Services (OMS) supports all types of museums—including aquariums, arboretums, art museums, botanical gardens, children’s museums, historic sites, history museums, military museums, natural history museums, nature centers, planetariums, science and technology centers, zoos, and more—by awarding grants that help them educate students, preserve and digitize collections, and connect with their communities. The 2018-2022 IMLS strategic plan focuses on promoting lifelong learning, strengthening the capacity of museums and libraries to serve their communities, increasing access to information and ideas, and strategically aligning resources to maximize public value.

Reauthorization Congress overwhelmingly reauthorized IMLS and its Office of Museum Services (OMS) in late 2018 by enacting the Museum and Library Services Act of 2018 (S. 3530 now Public Law No: 115-410). The legislation was passed with widespread bipartisan support by unanimous consent in the Senate and by a vote of 331 to 28 in the House, showing Congress’ renewed bipartisan support for the agency’s programs and a renewed commitment to its funding. It has a funding authorization of $38.6 million for OMS.

Status • The Office of Museum Services within IMLS is funded through the Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education appropriations bill. It is currently funded at $34.7 million for FY 2019. • As was proposed in FY 2018 and FY 2019, the president’s FY 2020 budget is expected to propose eliminating IMLS entirely, allocating no funding to OMS.

IMLS Office of Museum Services Funding History

FY 20 FY 10 FY 11 FY 12 FY 13 CR* FY 14 FY 15 FY 16 FY 17 FY 18 FY 19 President’s Request Appropriation $35.2 $31.6 $30.9 $30.9 $30.1 $30.1 $31.3 $31.7 $34.7 $34.7 TBD (in millions) *In FY 2013, across-the-board sequestration cuts reduced OMS’ effective funding to $29.2 million.

Talking Points • The Institute of Museum and Library Services has strong bipartisan support, and has been lauded for its peer-reviewed, highly competitive grant programs. • OMS has set a strong record of congressional support during the appropriations submission process in each of the last six years, with 183 Representatives and 40 Senators signing FY 2019 appropriations letters on its behalf.

• In FY 2018, Congress provided $240 million to IMLS, of which $34.7 million was directed to the Office of Museum Services. With this funding, OMS provided 232 grants totaling $34,714,990 to museums and related organizations in 44 states, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia. • By leveraging significant private, state, and local funding, OMS grants amplify a small federal investment for maximum impact in the community. • The 2018 reauthorization—overwhelmingly passed by Congress—called for an increase in federal support, both to strengthen existing national programs at IMLS and to support museums directly at the state level. • There is high demand for funding from the IMLS Office of Museum Services. In FY 2018 it received 819 applications requesting nearly $120 million, but current funding has allowed the agency to fund only a small fraction of the highly rated grant applications it receives. • Despite this funding shortfall, museum attendance has increased, collections are subject to increasing risk, and museum staff members need professional development in conservation, education, and technology. • To learn more about grants awarded to museums in your state or district, visit: imls.gov/grants/awarded-grants.

Additional Information About Museums • Museums are economic engines, supporting more than 726,000 jobs and contributing $50 billion to the U.S. economy per year. They attract tourists, promote economic development, and make communities more desirable for employers. • Museums’ economic impact generates $12 billion in tax revenue at all levels of government. • Museums have strong public support: Museums and Public Opinion, a 2017 national public opinion poll, showed that 95% of voters would approve of lawmakers who acted to support museums and 96% want federal funding for museums to be maintained or increased. • Museums are an essential part of the nation’s educational infrastructure, spending more than $2 billion a year on education and promoting lifelong learning. • Museums tailor educational programs and materials in coordination with state and local curricula standards in math, science, art, literacy, economics and financial literacy, language arts, history, civics and government, geography, and social studies. • Museums receive more than 55 million visits each year from student groups. • Children who visited a museum during kindergarten had higher achievement scores in reading, mathematics, and science in third grade than children who did not. • Museums are beloved community anchors, attracting over a million volunteer hours every week. • Many museums have developed innovative programs to meet the growing needs of their individual communities. For example, some museums have programs designed specifically for children with special needs and their families, some work with medical schools to teach observation and description skills, and some are helping veterans heal from their wounds, both physical and psychological.

FY 2019 HOUSE appropriations letter in support of the IMLS Office of Museum Services

Dear Chairman Cole and Ranking Member DeLauro,

We write to thank the Subcommittee for its previous support, and to urge you to support robust funding for the Institute of Museum and Library Services’ (IMLS) Office of Museum Services (OMS) in the FY 2019 Labor, Health and Human Services and Education Appropriations bill.

Despite its small size, the IMLS Office of Museum Services is the largest dedicated source of investment in our nation’s museums, which support over 700,000 jobs and contribute $50 billion annually to the U.S. economy. OMS funding plays a significant role in this economic impact by helping museums reach more visitors and spur community development. In addition to their economic benefits, OMS grants also support museums’ advancements in areas such as technology, lifelong community learning, and conservation and preservation. These successes notwithstanding, only a small fraction of the nation’s museums are currently being reached and many highly rated grant applications go unfunded.

The demand for museum services is greater than ever. At a time when school and community resources are strained, museums are working overtime to fill the gaps. Every year, they welcome more than 55 million schoolchildren, bring art, science and cultural heritage into communities, and partner with other nonprofits to meet the specific needs of their local population. In addition, our nation’s museums are opening their doors to more people than ever with over 850 million visits each year – with many of these visitors offered free or reduced admission. Museums are also part of a robust nonprofit community working to address a wide range of our nation’s greatest challenges, from conducting medical research to helping veterans heal physically and psychologically, and from creating energy efficient public buildings to collecting food for needy families.

When the Institute of Museum and Library Services was last reauthorized, the legislation cleared both the House and Senate unanimously. The agency is highly accountable, and its competitive, peer-reviewed grants leverage significant private resources while supporting museums in every state.

We urge the Subcommittee to support robust funding for the IMLS Office of Museum Services for FY 2019 to support the important work museums are doing in our districts. This vital funding will aid museums of all types and enable them to continue bolstering the economy, serving our schools and communities, and preserving our cultural heritage for future generations.

Again, we appreciate the Subcommittee’s prior support for OMS and request this investment to strengthen and sustain the work of our nation’s museums.

Sincerely,

Paul Tonko Leonard Lance David B. McKinley, P.E. Louise M. Slaughter U.S. Representative U.S. Representative U.S. Representative U.S. Representative

For your reference, the following page lists the 183 Representatives who signed on to this letter last year, led by Representatives Tonko (D-NY), Lance (R-NJ), Slaughter (D-NY), and McKinley (R-WV). This may be an indication that they will be willing to sign the FY 2019 letter this year. Alma S. Adams (D-NC) Mike Doyle (D-PA) Brenda L. Lawrence (D-MI) Cedric L. Richmond (D-LA) Andy Barr (R-KY) Keith Ellison (D-MN) Al Lawson (D-FL) Kathleen M. Rice (D-NY) Karen Bass (D-CA) Eliot L. Engel (D-NY) Barbara Lee (D-CA) Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL) Joyce Beatty (D-OH) Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA) Sander M. Levin (D-MI) Jacky Rosen (D-NV) Donald S. Beyer Jr. (D-VA) Adriano Espaillat (D-NY) John Lewis (D-GA) Dennis A. Ross (R-FL) Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D- Elizabeth H. Esty (D-CT) Ted W. Lieu (D-CA) C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger GA) Dwight Evans (D-PA) Daniel W. Lipinski (D-IL) (D-MD) Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) John J. Faso (R-NY) Frank A. LoBiondo (R-NJ) Bobby L. Rush (D-IL) Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE) Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) Dave Loebsack (D-IA) Gregorio Kilili Camacho Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) Bill Foster (D-IL) Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) Sablan (D-MP) Brendan F. Boyle (D-PA) Marcia L. Fudge (D-OH) Alan Lowenthal (D-CA) Linda T. Sánchez (D-CA) Robert A. Brady (D-PA) Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI) Ben Ray Luján (D-NM) John Sarbanes (D-MD) Anthony G. Brown (D-MD) Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) Michelle Lujan Grisham (D- Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) Julia Brownley (D-CA) John Garamendi (D-CA) NM) Adam B. Schiff (D-CA) Cheri Bustos (D-IL) Jimmy Gomez (D-CA) Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA) Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (D- G. K. Butterfield (D-NC) Jenniffer González-Colón (R- Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY) VA) Michael E. Capuano (D-MA) PR) Sean Patrick Maloney (D-NY) David Scott (D-GA) Salud Carbajal (D-CA) Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) Doris Matsui (D-CA) Bradley S. Schneider (D-IL) Tony Cárdenas (D-CA) Al Green (D-TX) A. Donald McEachin (D-VA) Pete Sessions (R-TX) André Carson (D-IN) Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ) David B. McKinley, P.E. (R- Carol Shea-Porter (D-NH) Kathy Castor (D-FL) Luis V. Gutiérrez (D-IL) WV) Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) Judy Chu (D-CA) Colleen Hanabusa (D-HI) James P. McGovern (D-MA) Albio Sires (D-NJ) David N. Cicilline (D-RI) Alcee L. Hastings (D-FL) Jerry McNerney (D-CA) Louise M. Slaughter (D-NY) Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY) Denny Heck (D-WA) Patrick Meehan (R-PA) Adam Smith (D-WA) Wm. Lacy Clay (D-MO) Brian Higgins (D-NY) Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY) Darren Soto (D-FL) Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) Jim Himes (D-CT) Gwen Moore (D-WI) Jackie Speier (D-CA) Mike Coffman (R-CO) Jared Huffman (D-CA) Seth Moulton (D-MA) Elise M. Stefanik (R-NY) Steve Cohen (D-TN) Will Hurd (R-TX) Stephanie Murphy (D-FL) Eric Swalwell (D-CA) Chris Collins (R-NY) Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) Mark Takano (D-CA) Barbara Comstock (R-VA) Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) Richard E. Neal (D-MA) Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson (R-PA) Gerald E. Connolly (D-VA) Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) Richard M. Nolan (D-MN) Mike Thompson (D-CA) J. Luis Correa (D-CA) Eddie Bernice Johnson (D- Donald Norcross (D-NJ) Scott Tipton (R-CO) Joe Courtney (D-CT) TX) Eleanor Holmes Norton (D- Dina Titus (D-NV) Kevin Cramer (R-ND) Henry C. “Hank” Johnson, Jr. DC) Paul Tonko (D-NY) Charlie Crist (D-FL) (D-GA) Tom O’Halleran (D-AZ) Dave Trott (R-MI) Joe Crowley (D-NY) John Katko (R-NY) Beto O’Rourke (D-TX) Niki Tsongas (D-MA) Danny K. Davis (D-IL) William R. Keating (D-MA) Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) Michael R. Turner (R-OH) Susan A. Davis (D-CA) Robin L. Kelly (D-IL) Jimmy Panetta (D-CA) Marc Veasey (D-TX) Rodney Davis (R-IL) Joseph P. Kennedy III (D- Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ) Filemon Vela (D-TX) Peter A. DeFazio (D-OR) MA) Donald M. Payne, Jr. (D-NJ) Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) Diana DeGette (D-CO) Ruben J. Kihuen (D-NV) Ed Perlmutter (D-CO) Tim Walz (D-MN) John K. Delaney (D-MD) Daniel T. Kildee (D-MI) Scott H. Peters (D-CA) Bonnie Watson Coleman (D- Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA) Ron Kind (D-WI) Collin C. Peterson (D-MN) NJ) Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA) Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) Chellie Pingree (D-ME) Peter Welch (D-VT) Ted Deutch (D-FL) Ann McLane Kuster (D-NH) Stacey E. Plaskett (D-VI) Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL) Debbie Dingell (D-MI) Doug Lamborn (R-CO) Jared Polis (D-CO) Joe Wilson (R-SC) Lloyd Doggett (D-TX) Leonard Lance (R-NJ) Mike Quigley (D-IL) John Yarmuth (D-KY) Daniel M. Donovan, Jr. (R- James R. Langevin (D-RI) Jamie Raskin (D-MD) Ted S. Yoho, D.V.M (R-FL) NY) John B. Larson (D-CT) Dave Reichert (R-WA) Don Young (R-AK)

*The Alliance is also aware that some legislators send their own letter in support of the Office of Museum Services, or include OMS on a letter listing their priorities. Those efforts are often due directly to advocate outreach to those offices. These individual letters also help our cause and are worthy of thanks on social media! These legislators include Representatives Liz Cheney (R-WY), Sean Duffy (R-WI), Betty McCollum (D- MN), and Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA).

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FY 2019 SENATE appropriations letter in support of the IMLS Office of Museum Services

Dear Chairman Blunt and Ranking Member Murray,

Despite its small size, the IMLS Office of Museum Services is the largest dedicated source of investment in our nation’s museums, which employ over 700,000 Americans and contribute $50 billion to the U.S. economy each year. OMS funding plays a significant role in this economic impact by helping museums reach more visitors and spur community development. In addition to their economic benefits, OMS grants also support museums’ advancements in areas such as technology, lifelong community learning, and conservation and preservation. These successes notwithstanding, only a small fraction of the nation’s museums are currently being reached and many highly rated grant applications go unfunded.

The demand for museum services is greater than ever. At a time when school and community resources are strained, museums are working overtime to fill the gaps. Every year, museums invest $2 billion directly in education programs and welcome more than 55 million schoolchildren, bring art, science and cultural heritage into communities, and partner with other nonprofits to meet the specific needs of their local population. In addition, our nation’s museums are opening their doors to more people than ever with over 850 million visits each year – with many of these visitors offered free or reduced admission. Museums are also part of a robust nonprofit community working to address a wide range of our nation’s greatest challenges, from conducting medical research to helping veterans heal physically and psychologically, and from creating energy efficient public buildings to collecting food for needy families.

Again, we appreciate the Subcommittee’s prior support for OMS and request this investment to strengthen and sustain the work of our nation’s museums.

Kirsten Gillibrand U.S. Senator

For your reference, here is the list of the 40 Senators who signed on to this letter last year, led by Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY). This may be an indication that they will be willing to sign the FY 2020 letter this year.

Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA) Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD) Sen. Tom Carper (D-DE) Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA) Sen. Christopher Coons (D-DE) Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) Sen. Joe Donnelly (D-IN)* Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL) Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-NH) Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-NM) Sen. Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) Sen. Angus King (I-ME) Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ) Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) Sen. Christopher Murphy (D-CT) Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL) Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI) Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI) Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) Sen. Brian Schatz (D-HI) Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) Sen. Tina Smith (D-MN) Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-AK) Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT) Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR)

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Tax Policy

Request We urge members of Congress to: • cosponsor the Universal Charitable Giving Act and/or the Charitable Giving Tax Deduction Act (H.R. 651), allowing taxpayers to deduct their charitable contributions, regardless of whether they itemize. • cosponsor legislation to repeal the new Unrelated Business Income Tax (UBIT) on expenses that charities incur in providing transportation fringe benefits to employees. • cosponsor the Artist-Museum Partnership Act, which would allow artists to claim a fair market value deduction when they donate their own work to a collecting institution. • oppose weakening the Johnson Amendment, which prohibits charities from endorsing or opposing political candidates. • cosponsor the Legacy IRA Act and/or the Public Good IRA Rollover Act, which would broaden the IRA Charitable Rollover, allowing individuals to make tax-free distributions to planned giving accounts as well as to charities.

Introduction Museums are part of the broader community of 501(c)(3) charities alongside hospitals, universities, social and human services, and many others. In recognition of their public benefit, contributions to charities have been tax- deductible for over 100 years, helping to maintain a tradition of charitable giving unmatched in the world.

Deductibility of Charitable Gifts • Charitable giving is the lifeblood of museums of all sizes and disciplines, accounting for more than one- third of their operating funds and up to eighty percent of their collections. Reduced donations of property or funds could significantly damage many museums’ capacity to serve their communities. • Americans make charitable gifts for altruistic reasons, but tax policy can incentivize greater generosity. By reducing the number of people who itemize deductions, the 2017 tax reform law is projected to reduce charitable giving by about five percent, according to the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy and the American Enterprise Institute. Lilly also found that the percentage of Americans who give has fallen by 11 percent over the past 14 years—from 67 percent in 2002 to just 56 percent in 2014—threatening the strength and vibrancy of our country’s civil society. • The Universal Charitable Giving Act would allow taxpayers claiming the standard deduction to also deduct charitable contributions of up to roughly $4,000 per individual or $8,000 per married couple. The Charitable Giving Tax Deduction Act (H.R. 651) would do the same with no cap.

Unrelated Business Income Tax (UBIT) on Parking and Transportation Benefits • A provision of the 2017 tax reform act requires charities to pay UBIT on expenses incurred in providing transportation benefits to employees. We believe it makes no sense, and the IRS has agreed, to equate expenses to income. Thousands of charities, including museums, that otherwise have no unrelated business income are being forced to pay, and to file returns, for the first time.

Deductibility of Artist Gifts • When artists give their own work to a museum, they cannot claim a tax deduction for its fair market value. Rather, they can deduct only the value of materials, such as paint and canvas. As a result, few artists give, and the public suffers. • When Congress disallowed the artist deduction in 1969, the effect was immediate and drastic: artist donations to some museums declined by more than 90 percent. • The Artist-Museum Partnership Act would provide a deduction equal to appraised fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor, provided that the recipient organization uses the work in a manner related to its charitable mission.

Johnson Amendment • The protection of charity nonpartisanship was signed into law by President Eisenhower in 1954. It is a cornerstone principle that has strengthened the public’s trust of the charitable community. Weakening this protection by allowing charities to endorse candidates for public office and engage in partisan electioneering activities would damage the integrity and effectiveness of all charities.

IRA Rollover • Under current law, individuals aged 70.5 and above may contribute up to $100,000 from their IRA accounts to charity, counting it toward their required distribution but not paying tax on it. The Legacy IRA Act and the Public Good IRA Rollover Act would expand this provision by allowing gifts to planned giving accounts, and by raising the cap.

Status Bipartisan legislation in both the House and the Senate would allow individuals to deduct contributions regardless of itemizing status. As of late January, Reps. Chris Smith (R-NJ) and Henry Cuellar ((D-TX) have introduced H.R. 651, the Charitable Giving Tax Deduction Act, while both Sens. James Lankford (R-OK) and Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) have expressed interest in introducing legislation to incentivize giving by non-itemizers.

The Senate has passed artist deduction legislation five times in previous years, but the bills have not been reviewed by the House. We expect identical legislation to be introduced in both the House and Senate.

The 115th Congress rejected many attempts to weaken or repeal the Johnson Amendment. We expect such attempts to continue in the current Congress.

Following widespread outcry, an amendment to repeal the UBIT on transportation benefits was included in tax legislation approved by the House, but not the Senate, at the end of the 115th Congress. Stand-alone legislation was introduced as well, and we expect the effort to continue.

Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-ND) has told constituents that he intends to reintroduce legislation to expand the IRA Charitable Rollover.

Elementary and Secondary Education

Request • Encourage all school districts, schools, and teachers to take full advantage of museums’ unique human and material resources to educate and inspire students. • Fully implement the “well-rounded education” provisions in the Every Student Succeeds Act which include the many subject areas in which museums help teach the curricula. • Support funding for federal education programs in which museums currently participate, including 21st Century Community Learning Centers, Assistance for Arts Education, American History and Civics, and the Magnet Schools Assistance Program. • Support efforts to promote school-museum partnerships, including museum schools.

Museums Are Critical Partners in Education • Each year, museums spend more than $2 billion on educational programming and provide millions of hours of instruction to students and teachers, including: o educational programming for students o museum staff programs in schools o traveling exhibits in schools o pre-service teacher development o professional development for current teachers o approximately 55 million museum visits each year from school students • Recent rigorous studies of single-visit field trips to art museums around the country found that participating students demonstrated greater knowledge of and interest in art, but also scored higher than peers in measures of critical thinking, empathy, tolerance, and comfort with multiple viewpoints about works of art. • The typical museum devotes three-quarters of its education budget specifically to K-12 students. • In a 2017 survey of public opinion, Museums and Public Opinion, fully 97 percent of Americans agreed that museums were educational assets in their communities. The results were statistically identical regardless of political persuasion or community size. • Museums design exhibitions, educational programs, classroom kits, and online resources in coordination with state and local curriculum standards in math, science, art, literacy, language arts, history, civics and government, economics and financial literacy, geography, and social studies. • At dozens of museum schools nationwide, K-12 students make frequent expeditionary learning visits to local partner museums and use common museum practices—such as project-based learning and exhibit design—to blur the line between formal and informal learning. • In recognition of the strong role museums play in K-12 education, they are expressly included in several sections of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA): American History and Civics as well as Assistance for Arts Education.

The Partnership between Museums and Schools Should Be Strengthened • The partnership between museums and schools has served and benefited students, teachers, and communities immensely. • Many museums already participate in 21st Century Community Learning Centers and magnet and charter school programs (under the rubric of “community-based organizations”). However, museums should be expressly included as eligible entities in these programs to increase their visibility as educational institutions and ensure state and local education agencies and other key stakeholders in education are aware of their eligibility. • School districts that establish a staff position with the responsibility of ensuring that museum resources are well utilized by students and educators have proven extremely successful. • Budgetary constraints and an increased focus on test preparation have contributed to a decline in field trips, to the detriment of students and teachers. Inadequate funding continues to hinder schools’ ability to partner with museums.

Background The 2001 reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act—known as the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB)—placed an increased focus on reading and math tests, with strong accountability provisions that led schools to focus on these two subjects at the expense of others. In a 2011 national survey, two-thirds of teachers reported that some core academic subjects were being crowded out by NCLB’s focus on math and language arts tests. Partly as a result, museum visits and instruction related to other subjects decreased.

The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) replaced NCLB when it was signed into law on December 10, 2015. It governs federal education spending under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act through FY 2020. ESSA maintains a similar federal role in financing elementary and secondary education, while giving states significantly more leeway. Despite widespread efforts to eliminate programs, ESSA maintained or lightly modified many federal education programs in which museums currently participate, including 21st Century Community Learning Centers, Assistance for Arts Education, American History and Civics, and the Magnet Schools Assistance Program.

Higher Education Request • Support efforts to improve the affordability and accessibility of higher education for all students. • Support and improve the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF) and sufficient income-driven repayment options for federal student loans. • We also ask that Congress support Higher Education Act (HEA) programs in which museums participate, including HEA-Title VI International and Foreign Language Education.

Higher Education Plays a Key Role in Americans’ Economic Fortunes Median earnings for adults with a bachelor’s degree are approximately 64 percent higher than those with just a high school diploma, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Yet, student loan balances constitute the largest source of debt for American households. The average member of the Class of 2015 with student loans owed approximately $34,000 at graduation.

Talking Points • While we applaud efforts in Congress to simplify federal student assistance, simplification must not come at the cost of making college more expensive for millions of students and families. • The Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program was enacted with bipartisan support in 2007, partly in order to create incentives for motivated and committed individuals to pursue careers in service to the public. • While many museum jobs require bachelor’s or even advanced degrees, nonprofit museum professionals often do not earn as much as they might in the private sector. PSLF is a vital tool in allowing talented and highly trained employees from all socioeconomic backgrounds to work at organizations that make an impact in their community. • The PSLF program is affordable. The Congressional Budget Office estimates that the federal government will profit from federal student loans by $81 billion in the next decade. Most estimates of the cost of PSLF over that time period range from $6-8 billion. • Museums are essential educational assets in their communities, spending more than $2 billion on education programming and providing millions of hours of instruction to students and teachers alike. • Many museums benefit from Higher Education Act (HEA) programs and are valued partners with a diverse array of education and nonprofits organizations, including in HEA-Title VI International and Foreign Language Education.

Background The Public Service Loan Forgiveness program (PSLF) was created by the College Cost Reduction and Access Act of 2007. It allows borrowers to earn forgiveness on eligible loans only after they work full-time in a qualifying public service position while making 120 on-time monthly payments on their loans. However, only a very small number of public service worker applicants are getting their loans forgiven and the program needs improving. A wide range of other federal initiatives—such as Pell Grants, subsidized loans, income-driven repayment, and Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants (SEOG)—also play a key role in helping students afford to obtain higher education.

Status The House and Senate are likely to consider HEA reauthorization in 2019.

National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)

Request • We join the larger humanities community—including the National Humanities Alliance and the Federation of State Humanities Councils—in urging Congress to provide at least $167.5 million for the NEH in FY 2020.

Introduction The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) is an independent federal agency created by Congress in 1965. Grants are awarded to nonprofit educational institutions—including museums, colleges, universities, archives and libraries—for educational programming and the care of collections, in addition to annual grants to state humanities councils located in every state and U.S. territory.

Talking Points • In FY 2018, as a whole, the National Endowment for the Humanities awarded 826 grants totaling more than $67 million to institutions across the U.S., including museums. Many of NEH’s divisions and offices support museums: o The Division of Public Programs offers grants that bring the ideas and insights of the humanities to life in museums and other spaces by supporting exhibitions, community conversations, and place- based history. Additionally, Positions in the Public Humanities supplements provide professional development opportunities for new museums professionals. o The Division of Preservation and Access provides funding to museums for efforts to preserve and provide access to our nation’s rich cultural heritage. o The Division of Education Programs supports programs that bring educators to museums for intensive summer training programs on humanities topics. o The Office of Digital Humanities offers grants to support innovations in technology at museums, universities, and other institutions. o The Office of Challenge Grants offers matching grants to support much needed capacity building and infrastructure projects at museums. o The Division of Research supports scholarly research that many museums use to inform exhibitions and public programming. • In calendar year 2018, 218 NEH-funded permanent and traveling exhibitions were open around the nation, providing life-long learning opportunities to a wide public audience. • Humanities councils in every state and U.S. territory sponsor family literacy programs, speakers’ bureaus, cultural heritage tourism, exhibitions, and live performances. In 2018, 55 state councils supported 2,389 exhibitions, 10,097 discussion events, 166 preservation projects, and 769 local history programs. In total, all state council programs reached an audience of more than 137 million people. State councils also awarded more than 3,000 grants to partners in their communities.

Status • NEH is funded through the Interior & Environment appropriations bill. The House and Senate proposed $155 million for NEH in FY 2019. It is currently funded by a continuing resolution at FY 2018 levels until final FY 2019 totals are agreed upon.

• On July 18, 2018, an amendment offered by Representative Glenn S. Grothman (R-WI) that would have cut the NEH (and the NEA) by 15 percent was defeated by a roll call vote of 297-114. • As in past years, the president’s FY 2020 budget is expected to propose eliminating NEH, only allocating funding for “orderly closeout.”

NEH Funding History (in millions)

FY 20 FY 10 FY 11 FY 12 FY 13 CR* FY 14 FY 15 FY 16 FY 17 FY 18 FY 19 President’s Request Appropriation $167.5 $154.7 $146 $146 $146 $146 $147.9 $149.8 $149.8 TBD TBD *In FY 2013, across-the-board sequestration cuts reduced NEH’s effective funding to $138.4 million.

National Endowment for the Arts (NEA)

Request • We urge Congress to provide $167.5 million for the NEA in FY 2020.

Introduction The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) provides direct federal funding to state arts agencies and to nonprofit arts institutions including museums. Its mission is to make art accessible to all and to provide leadership in arts education.

Established in 1965, NEA supports great art in every congressional district. Its grants to museums help them exhibit, preserve, and interpret visual material through exhibitions, residencies, publications, commissions, public art works, conservation, documentation and public programs. Grants are awarded for specific projects and require one-to-one matching funds provided by grant recipients.

Since 2010, the National Endowment for the Arts has collaborated with Blue Star Families and the U.S. Department of Defense on Blue Star Museums, a program which provides free museum admission to active duty military and their families all summer long. In 2018, more than 2,000 museums in all 50 states participated, reaching on average more than 900,000 military members and their families.

Talking Points

• In 2018, the National Endowment for the Arts provided more than 100 awards directly to museums, totaling more than $3.73 million. • The Arts Endowment’s report, U.S. Trends in Arts Attendance and Literary Reading: 2002-2017, notes that in 2017, 23.7 percent of U.S. adults (57.5 million people) visited an art museum or gallery. That share of adults represents an increase of 12.9 percent from 2012 to 2017. Attendance rates were helped by increases among: African Americans, 18-24 year-olds, 35-44 year-olds, and adults who received only “some college” education. • Communities’ demands on museums continue to climb, increasing pressure to serve more people with limited financial and human resources. • Receiving a grant from the NEA confers prestige on supported projects, strengthening museums’ ability to attract matching funds from other public and private funders. On average, each dollar awarded by the Arts Endowment leverages up to nine dollars from other public and private sources. • The federal role of the National Endowment for the Arts is uniquely valuable. No other funder—public or private—funds the arts in every state and the U.S. territories. • Forty percent of NEA’s grant funds are distributed to state arts agencies for re-granting.

Status • The NEA is funded through the Interior & Environment appropriations bill. The House and Senate proposed $155 million for NEA in FY 2019. It is currently funded by a continuing resolution at FY 2018 levels until final FY 2019 totals are agreed upon. • On July 18, 2018, an amendment offered by Representative Glenn S. Grothman (R-WI) that would have cut the NEA (and the NEH) by 15 percent was defeated by a roll call vote of 297-114. • As in past years, the president’s FY 2020 budget is expected to propose eliminating NEA, only allocating funding for “orderly closeout.”

NEA Funding History (in millions)

FY 20 FY 10 FY 11 FY 12 FY 13 CR* FY 14 FY 15 FY 16 FY 17 FY 18 FY 19 President’s Request Appropriation $167.5 $154.7 $146 $146 $146 $146 $147.9 $149.8 $152.8 TBD TBD *In FY 2013, across-the-board sequestration cuts reduced NEA’s effective funding to $138.4 million.

Science Engagement and STEM Education

Request We join the larger science engagement and informal science education community—including the Association of Science-Technology Centers (ASTC), the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA), the Association of Children’s Museums (ACM), and the Association of Science Museum Directors (ASMD)—in urging Congress to support public engagement in science and informal science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education and research by: • supporting Federal agency efforts to ensure all Americans have lifelong access to high quality STEM Education, including through the STEM-education and science-engagement programs that will support the implementation of the 5-year Federal STEM Education Strategic Plan by the 13 agencies that form the National Science and Technology Council Committee on STEM Education (CoSTEM); • maintaining Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 funding for the Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL) program at the National Science Foundation (NSF) at $62.5 million and providing funding for the NSF Directorates for Biological Sciences; Education and Human Resources; Geosciences; and Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences to support museum research, collections, and programs that are key to lifelong STEM education; and • fully funding and authorizing museums to participate in informal STEM education and science engagement programs across Federal science mission agencies, specifically at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and the National Institutes of Health (NIH), as well as the Departments of Agriculture, Defense, Education, and Energy.

Introduction In December 2018, a new five-year Federal STEM Strategic Plan was published by the 13 Federal agencies that make up CoSTEM. The plan outlines top priorities and national goals for STEM education efforts across the U.S. Federal government. The primary aspiration of this strategy reflects a desire to increase diversity, equity, and inclusion in STEM by providing all Americans with lifelong access to high-quality STEM education. Museums already work with a wide range of Federal agencies in advancing these three aspirational goals laid out in the plan: • Build Strong Foundations for STEM Literacy by ensuring that every American has the opportunity to master basic STEM concepts, including computational thinking, and to become digitally literate. • Increase Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in STEM and provide all Americans with lifelong access to high-quality STEM education, especially those historically underserved and underrepresented in STEM fields and employment. • Prepare the STEM Workforce for the Future—both college-educated STEM practitioners and those working in skilled trades that do not require a four-year degree—by creating authentic learning experiences that encourage and prepare learners to pursue STEM careers.

Direct support for STEM research and education is primarily provided through the National Science Foundation, an independent Federal agency responsible for about two-thirds of all Federal funding for biological, geological, and anthropological research at America’s universities, science centers and other museums. The mission of NSF’s Directorate for Education and Human Resources (EHR) is to achieve excellence in U.S. STEM education at all levels and in all settings (both formal and informal) in order to support the development of both a well-prepared workforce and a well-informed citizenry. EHR’s AISL program invests in research and development of innovative and field-advancing, out-of-school STEM learning, and emerging STEM learning environments. The NSF Directorates for Biological Sciences, Education and Human Resources, Geosciences, and Social, Behavioral & Economic Sciences have all supported museums in the areas of field and collections-based research, collections improvements and digitization, database development, and educational programming.

Many other Federal agencies have significant programs to support STEM education and public engagement with scientific research through informal STEM learning, specifically within museums and other cultural institutions. These programs include NASA’s Office of STEM Engagement, NOAA’s Office of Education, and the NIH’s Science Education Partnership Award. In addition, many Federal agencies, such as the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD), other components of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), other components of the U.S. Department of Commerce, and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) have programs dedicated to STEM workforce development and public engagement in science that include partnerships with museums and other informal learning organizations.

Talking Points • Hundreds of millions of Americans of all ages and backgrounds learn about STEM subjects each year by visiting museums, science centers, public gardens, zoos, aquariums, and other cultural institutions. • Museums partner with and receive funding from a wide variety of Federal agencies to engage the public and educate Americans of all ages—from urban museums to rural nature centers and from programs in K-12 schools to engagement with military installations and Native American reservations. • Museum exhibitions, educational programs and resources are built on a firm foundation of research, and museum researchers make major original contributions to the understanding of important issues such as changes in climate, environments, biodiversity, and human culture. • Informal STEM education programs at other Federal agencies are also critical to helping museums attract, inspire, and educate the current and future STEM workforce. • NASA’s Competitive Program for Science Museums, Planetariums, and NASA Visitor Centers (CP4SMPVC) is authorized by law and has helped the agency meet numerous goals identified in its strategic plan—including advancing the nation’s STEM education and workforce pipeline. NASA has transitioned many of these activities into a new competitive grant program for museums, the Teams Engaging Affiliated Museums and Informal Institutions (TEAM II) program.

• A number of vital NOAA programs—including the Competitive Education Grant Program and Bay- Watershed Environmental Training (B-WET)—currently help zoos, aquariums, science centers, and other museums to bring real world examples of science to students nationwide. • NIH’s Science Education Partnership Awards (SEPA) program builds relationships that improve life science literacy nationwide. • In 2009, the National Research Council of the National Academies released a report entitled Learning Science in Informal Environments: People, Places and Pursuits. Findings included: o “Do people learn science in non-school settings? This is a critical question for policy makers, practitioners and researchers alike—and the answer is yes.” o “Designed spaces—including museums, science centers, zoos, aquariums and environmental centers—can support science learning. Rich with real-world phenomena, these are places where people can pursue and develop science interests, engage in science inquiry, and reflect on their experiences through sense-making conversations.” o “Informal environments can have a significant impact on science learning outcomes for individuals from non-dominant groups who are historically underrepresented in science.”

Status • Funding for NSF, NOAA, and NASA is determined annually in the Commerce, Justice, and Science appropriations bill. These agencies are currently funded by a continuing resolution at FY 2018 levels until final FY 2019 totals are agreed upon. • Funding for NIH is determined in the Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education appropriations bill, which was funded in FY 2019. • As in the previous two years, the Administration’s FY 2020 budget request is expected to propose entirely eliminating the offices of education at NASA and NOAA.

Informal STEM Programs Funding History ($ in millions) FY 20 FY 14 FY 15 FY 16 FY 17 FY 18 FY 19 President’s Request NSF - AISL $54.8 $55 $62.5 $62.5 $62.5 TBD TBD NASA - CP4SMPVC/TEAM II $7.7 $6.5 $6.5 TBD $10 TBD TBD NOAA - Competitive Grants $5.6 $6 $5 $5 $5 TBD TBD NOAA - B-WET $7.2 $7.2 $7.2 $7.5 $7.5 TBD TBD NIH - SEPA $18.5 $18.5 $18.5 $18.5 $19.5 TBD TBD

Historic Preservation

Request • We support FY 2020 funding of $60 million for State Historic Preservation Offices (SHPOs) and $20 million for Tribal Historic Preservation Offices (THPOs). • We urge Congress to provide $15 million for Save America's Treasures and $4.6 million for Preserve America. • We support FY 2020 funding of $15 million for competitive grants to preserve the sites and stories of the Civil Rights Movement. • We urge Congress to continue to support the Historic Tax Credit by cosponsoring the Historic Tax Credit Improvement Act.

Introduction State Historic Preservation Offices (SHPOs) and Tribal Historic Preservation Offices (THPOs) carry out the work of the federal government in the states and tribal communities: finding America’s historic places, making nominations to the National Register of Historic Places, reviewing impacts of federal projects, providing assistance to developers seeking a rehabilitation tax credit, creating alliances with local government preservation commissions and conducting preservation education and planning. This federal-state-local foundation of America’s historic preservation program was established by the National Historic Preservation Act.

Established in 1998, Save America's Treasures is a public-private partnership that includes the American Architectural Foundation, the National Park Service, the President’s Committee on the Arts and Humanities, and other federal cultural agencies. Save America's Treasures has designated and restored over 1,200 projects, created an estimated 16,000 jobs, and awarded over $300 million in public and private grants to preservation efforts across the country. The projects include iconic objects like the Star-Spangled Banner and major historical structures like the office of civil rights leader Medgar Evers in Jackson, Mississippi.

Preserve America was launched in 2003 as a White House initiative to promote and support community preservation efforts. The program issued over 250 grants ranging from $20,000 to $250,000 designed to complement the Save America's Treasures grant program. More than $20 million was awarded for interpretation and education, promotion, planning, research, and documentation and training.

The Historic Tax Credit (HTC) was permanently written into the tax code over three decades ago and has been a widely used redevelopment tool for cities, towns, and rural communities across the country. The HTC has a proven track record of stimulating economic growth and creating jobs through public-private leveraging opportunities. Through the life of the program, the HTC has created more than 2.4 million well-paying, local jobs, leveraged more than $131 billion in private investment, and preserved more than 42,000 buildings that form the historic fabric of our nation.

Talking Points • The 2005 Heritage Health Index of archives, libraries, historical societies, and museums concluded that action is needed to prevent the loss of 190 million artifacts that are in need of conservation treatment: 59 percent have collections damaged by light, 56 percent have insufficient security to protect their collections, 80 percent do not have an emergency plan that includes collections, 71 percent need additional training and expertise for staff caring for collections, and only 13 percent have access to endowment funds for preservation. • Historic preservation programs, including the Historic Tax Credit, matter now more than ever—not only because they protect our national heritage, but because they also serve as economic development engines and job creators in the thousands of communities they serve. Funds invested in building rehabilitation have been shown to create more jobs and more retail activity than those spent on new construction. • A 2009 report to Congress by the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation found Preserve America to be addressing many state, local, and regional heritage tourism needs with a relatively small federal investment.

Status • Historic preservation programs are funded annually through the Department of the Interior, Environment and Related Agencies appropriations bill. These agencies are currently funded by a continuing resolution at FY 2018 levels until final FY 2019 totals are agreed upon. • Congress provided $48.9 million for SHPOs, $11.5 million to THPOs, and $500,000 for grants to underserved communities—all through the Historic Preservation Fund (HPF)—in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018. They also provided an additional $13 million from the HPF to document, interpret, and preserve the stories and sites associated with the Civil Rights Movement and the African- American experience. Save America’s Treasures (SAT) received $13 million in FY 2018 through the HPF, an $8 million increase. Preserve America has not been funded since FY 2010. • As in past years, the president’s FY 2020 budget is expected to propose dramatically cutting funding through the HPF to $26.9 million for SHPOs and $5.7 million for THPOs, while calling for the elimination of funding for Civil Rights Initiative grant program, underserved communities, and Save America’s Treasures. • Comprehensive tax reform legislation enacted in December 2017 repealed the 10 percent historic tax credit, but maintained the 20 percent historic tax credit for certified historic structures. In an effort to reduce costs, this 20 percent credit must now be claimed over a 5-year period. The Historic Tax Credit Improvement Act, which is expected to be reintroduced this Congress, would increase the credit to 30 percent for transactions under $3.75 million and make other updates to facilitate investment in small projects, increasing access for smaller communities.

Shutdown Prevention and Economic Impact

Request • Recognize museums’ significant economic impact when considering federal funding measures and oppose any effort to restrict the eligibility of museums—including zoos and aquariums—to compete for funds made available by the federal government. • Amend the Anti-Deficiency Act to allow the continuity of operations and public access to lands and collections at federally operated museums, national parks, national monuments, national forests, and national historic sites during any future funding gap.

Introduction Federal agencies receive discretionary funding through a series of 12 annual appropriations bills. When the process of enacting these bills is not completed on time and Congress fails to enact provisional funding (usually through a “continuing resolution” or “CR”), a funding gap occurs. The Anti-Deficiency Act (31 U.S.C. § 1342) prohibits the obligation or expenditure of federal funds in the absence of appropriations, forcing many federal entities to close. Exceptions are made for activities involving “the safety of human life or the protection of property.”

Government shutdowns occur with some frequency; there have been 20 of them since 1976. During the 16- day shutdown in October 2013, hundreds of museums nationwide—as well as national parks, forests, monuments, and historic sites—were forced to close their doors. This prevented the public from enjoying artworks, historic treasures, and lands that are intended to be held in the public trust. The economic impact of these closures was devastating, not just for the entities themselves, but for many businesses that rely on the tourism they generate. The damage from the 35-day 2018-2019 partial government shutdown—the longest in U.S. history—is still being assessed.

Museums’ Economic Impact • Museums are job creators, supporting more than 726,000 jobs and contributing $50 billion to the U.S. economy per year. They attract tourists, promote economic development, and make communities more desirable for employers. • Cultural and heritage tourism travelers—including visitors to museums—spend 60 percent more and stay longer than other leisure travelers, according to data from Mandala Research. • The economic activity of museums generates more than $12 billion in tax revenue, one-third of it going to state and local governments. • Polling conducted by Ipsos found that Americans are well aware of this immense impact, with 89% agreeing that museums contribute important economic benefits to their community’s economy. • The October 2013 shutdown had a tremendous impact on museums: o The National Park Service estimates that $500 million in visitor spending was lost, causing significant economic damage to communities surrounding national parks and monuments. o The Smithsonian Institution lost $4 million in store, theater, and special events revenue.

o The USS Constitution Museum (MA) was forced to close because it is located on the grounds of the Charleston Navy Yard. The museum attempted to remain open to the public, creating “museum on the move,” a pop-up tent with hands-on activities, samples of Old Ironsides’ wood and souvenirs. However, the museum lost more than $100,000 in donations and gift shop sales during the shutdown. o The US Travel Association calculated that the shutdown cost the US travel economy $152 million per day and put 450,000 US workers supported by the travel industry at risk of experiencing temporary layoffs, reduced wages, and decreased hours.

o The damage from the 35-day 2018-2019 partial government shutdown—the longest in U.S. history—is still being assessed and likely will prove even more devastating.

Talking Points • Collections held in the public trust at the nation’s museums and national parks belong to the American people. Congress should ensure that the public is able to access public collections. • The travel plans of millions of Americans—not to mention countless international visitors—were disrupted when the nation’s public treasures were closed to the public. In many cases, the opportunity to visit these cultural treasures was once in a lifetime. • While federal employees were eventually paid for the days they were on furlough, local small businesses that rely on cultural tourism for their livelihoods suffered a serious loss and will never recoup that revenue. Contract workers, such as food-service workers, janitors, and security guards who work with federally operated museums and national parks, were largely not fully compensated. • History shows that funding gaps are always a possibility. Even the threat of a temporary funding gap can cause significant disruptions in our nation’s federally operated museums. • Federal government shutdowns create hardships for many segments of society, and we do not discount the plight of other entities compared to that of museums, national parks, and their communities. The continuity of public access to our national collections contained in national parks and museums—and the related economic impacts—makes a compelling case for an adjustment to the Anti-Deficiency Act.

Museums Are Economic Engines

Museums support more than 726,000 American jobs.

Every direct job at a museum supports an additional job in the economy. This is a higher rate than many other industries.

Museums contribute The economic activity of museums generates more than $12 billion in tax revenue, one-third of it going to state and local governments. Each job created $50billion by the museum sector results in to the U.S. economy each year. Museums and other nonprofit $16,495 cultural organizations return more in additional tax revenue. than $5 in tax revenues for every $1 they receive in funding from all levels of government.

People Love Museums More people visited an art museum, science center, historic house or site, zoo, or aquarium in 2018 than attended a professional sporting event.

American Alliance of Museums | www.aam-us.org Museums Are for Everyone Museums are committed to ensuring that people of all backgrounds have access to high-quality museum experiences. In 2012, 37% of museums were free at all times or had suggested admission fees only; nearly all the rest offered discounts or free admission days.

Museums Partner with Schools

Museums help teach the state and local curriculum, tailoring their programs in math, science, art, literacy, language arts, history, civics and government, economics and financial literacy, geography, and social studies.

Museums Are Trusted The American public considers museums the most trustworthy source of information in America, rated higher than local papers, nonprofit researchers, the U.S. government, and academic researchers.

American Alliance of Museums | www.aam-us.org

Museum Facts

People Love Museums Museums Are Economic Engines  More people visited an art museum, science  Museums support more than 726,000 American 1 center, historic house or site, zoo, or aquarium in jobs. 2018 than attended a professional sporting event.9  Museums contribute $50 billion to the U.S.  2 Museums receive millions of online visits to their economy each year. websites each year.10  Seventy-six percent of all U.S. leisure travelers  Museum websites serve a diverse online participate in cultural or heritage activities such as community, including teachers, parents, and visiting museums. These travelers spend 60 students (including those students who are home- percent more money on average than other leisure schooled). travelers.3  Museum volunteers contribute a million hours of  The economic activity of museums generates service every week.11 more than $12 billion in tax revenue, one-third of it going to state and local governments. Each job  Support for museums is robust regardless of created by the museum sector results in $16,495 political persuasion. 96% of Americans would in additional tax revenue.4 approve of lawmakers who acted to support museums. The number is consistently high for  Every direct job at a museum supports an respondents who consider themselves politically additional job in the economy. This is a higher rate 5 liberal (97%), moderate (95%), or conservative than many other industries. (93%).12  Museums and other nonprofit cultural organizations return more than $5 in tax revenues Museums Serve the Public for every $1 they receive in funding from all levels of government.6  Many museums offer programs tailored to veterans and military families. In 2018, more than 2,000 museums participated in the Blue Star Museums Are Community Anchors Museums initiative, offering free summer  admission to all active-duty and reserve personnel In determining America’s Best Cities, Bloomberg 13 Business Week placed the greatest weight on and their families. This effort reached more than “leisure amenities [including density of museums], 900,000 people, and many other museums offer followed by educational metrics and economic military discounts or free admission throughout the metrics…then crime and air quality.”7 year.  Money Magazine’s annual ‘Best Places to Live’  Museums also provide many social services, survey incorporates the concentration of including programs for children on the autism accredited museums.8 spectrum, English as a Second Language classes, and programs for adults with Alzheimer’s or other 14 cognitive impairments.

1 Museums as Economic Engines, AAM and Oxford Economics, 2017 2 Ibid. 3 Cultural and Heritage Traveler Report, Mandala Research, 9 2013 Broader population sampling conducted on behalf of AAM by 4 Museums as Economic Engines, AAM and Oxford Economics, Wilkening Consulting, 2018 2017 10 AAM estimate based on National Study on the Use of 5 Ibid. Libraries, Museums, and the Internet, IMLS, 2008 6 Arts and Economic Prosperity V, 2017, Americans for the Arts 11 Museum Financial Information Survey, AAM, 2009 7 businessweek.com/slideshows/2012-09-26/americas-50-best- 12 Ibid. cities 13 National Endowment for the Arts 8 time.com/money/4939980/choosing-best-places-to-live-2017 14 Museums on Call, AAM, 2013

Museum Facts

Museums Partner with Schools Museums Are Trusted  Museums spend more than $2 billion each year on  The American public considers museums the most education activities; the typical museum devotes trustworthy source of information in America, rated three-quarters of its education budget to K-12 higher than local papers, nonprofit researchers, students.15 the U.S. government, and academic researchers.23  Museums receive approximately 55 million visits each year from students in school groups.16  Museums preserve and protect more than a billion objects.24  Museums help teach the state and local curricula, tailoring their programs in math, science, art,  The American public considers museums a more literacy, language arts, history, civics and reliable source of historical information than government, economics and financial literacy, books, teachers, or even personal accounts by geography, and social studies.17 relatives.25  Students who attend a field trip to an art museum experience an increase in critical thinking skills, Museums and Public Opinion historical empathy, and tolerance. For students  97% of Americans believe that museums are from rural or high-poverty regions, the increase is 18 educational assets for their communities. even more significant.  89% believe that museums contribute important  Children who visited a museum during economic benefits to their community. kindergarten had higher achievement scores in reading, mathematics, and science in third grade  96% would think positively of their elected officials than children who did not. Children who are most for taking legislative action to support museums. at risk for deficits and delays in achievement also 19  see this benefit. 96% want to maintain or increase federal funding for museums.26

Museums Are for Everyone Museums Save Species  Museums are committed to ensuring that people  of all backgrounds have access to high quality In 2016, accredited museums spent $216 million on field conservation projects in 127 countries.27 experiences in their institutions. In 2012, 37% of museums were free at all times or had suggested  Museums are involved with conservation breeding, admission fees only; nearly all the rest offered habitat preservation, public education, field 20 discounts or free admission days. conservation, and supportive research to ensure  Since 2014, more than 300 museums nationwide survival for many of the planet's threatened or endangered species. Museums also conduct or have facilitated more than 1.5 million museum visits for low-income Americans through the facilitate research to advance the scientific Museums for All program.21 knowledge of the animals in human care and to enhance the conservation of wild populations.  About 26% of museums are located in rural areas22; other museums reach these communities with traveling vans, portable exhibits, and robust online resources.

15 Museum Financial Information Survey, AAM, 2009 16 Ibid. 17 Building the Future of Education: Museums and the Learning Ecosystem, Center for the Future of Museums, 2013 18 The Educational Value of Field Trips, Education Next, 2014 19 The Effect of Informal Learning Environments on Academic Achievement during Elementary School, presented to the 23 Museums R+D, Reach Advisors American Educational Research Association, Swan, 2014 24 Heritage Health Index, 2004 20 Annual Condition of Museums and the Economy, AAM, 2013 25 The Presence of the Past, Rosenzweig and Thelen 21 Museums4all.org 26 Museums & Public Opinion, AAM and Wilkening Consulting 22 Museum Universe Data File, IMLS, 2014 27 Association of Zoos and Aquariums

Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Inclusion

Introduction Museums are trusted, vibrant community centers, attracting diverse audiences and providing lifelong learning. The museum community takes pride in maintaining the public trust by caring for important collections, documenting the human story, and bearing witness to history. Museums embrace diversity and strive to make their programs and collections accessible to all audiences. They value federal, state, and local policies that recognize, maintain, and support diversity in all forms.

Museum organizations have taken steps to adopt more inclusive policies and practices, including: • The American Alliance of Museums’ (AAM) Focus Area Diversity, Equity, Accessibility and Inclusion • AAM’s Museums & Creative Aging Initiative • Americans for the Arts’ Statement on Cultural Equity • The Association of Art Museum Directors’ Diversity Initiative with UNCF • The Association of Children’s Museums’ Museums for All initiative • The Southeastern Museums Conference’s Diversity and Inclusion policy • The Association of Zoos and Aquariums’ Diversity and Inclusion policy • The Association of Science-Technology Centers’ Equity and Diversity Committee Charter • The LGBTQ Alliance’s Welcoming Guidelines for Museums

Education is central to the mission of every museum, and museums embrace their role in fostering empathy and understanding—and combatting discrimination and hate—within their institutions and in their communities.

In January 2019 AAM launched an unprecedented national initiative to diversify museum boards and leadership. Backed by grants from three foundations (The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Alice L. Walton Foundation, and Ford Foundation), “Facing Change: Advancing Museum Board Diversity & Inclusion,” will provide the framework, training, and resources for museum leaders to build inclusive cultures within their institutions that more accurately reflect the communities they serve.

Talking Points • Museums are trusted. Independent research shows museums are considered more trustworthy than any other source of information (Reach Advisors, 2015). Teachers, students, and researchers benefit from access to trustworthy information through online collections and exhibits. • Museums create access for all. There are approximately 850 million visits each year to American museums by people with different backgrounds, experiences, and beliefs. Museums are committed to ensuring that all Americans have access to high-quality museum experiences, regardless of an individual's ability to pay or traditionally access a museum. More than one-third of museums are free at all times, and nearly all offer discounts or free admission days. The Museums for All initiative ensures that those with limited incomes can benefit from visiting museums.

• Museums bear witness to history. Museums preserve and protect more than a billion objects and help communities better understand and appreciate cultural diversity. They tell important stories by collecting, preserving, researching, and interpreting objects, living specimens, and historical records. • Museums bring communities together to heal divisions and foster dialogue. They foster creativity and innovation, and help us understand and appreciate our differences. Museums are increasingly providing trustworthy spaces to have community conversations about a wide range of issues.

A few examples of museums’ work in these areas include: • Levine Museum of the New South (North Carolina) responded to an instance of deep community unrest by remaining open, offering free admission, guided tours, and spaces for reflection and conversation. They hosted a town hall meeting that drew a capacity crowd and offered historical context, followed by Q&A and then small table conversations. Onsite and virtual kiosks are available for visitors to share their stories. • The Kidsbridge Tolerance Museum (New Jersey) teaches strategies around bullying prevention, diversity appreciation, and fostering empathy. Kidsbridge welcomes more than 2,500 youth annually for half-day programs that address name calling, cyber-bullying, discrimination, stereotypes, victim empowerment, and conflict resolution. • The National Civil Rights Museum (Tennessee) offers a free community program to raise awareness about different cultures, issues, and movements. The Lunch and Learn program has covered topics such as immigration, the March on Washington, and current issues in public education. • The New England Museum Association led a coalition of Boston-area cultural institutions to develop #BostonBetter, programming and resources that responded to the needs of local children and families at the one-year anniversary of the Boston Marathon bombing. • President Lincoln’s Cottage (Washington, DC) is tackling the modern-day problem of human trafficking, hosting 110 youth participants from across the United States and 16 other countries spanning five continents at its multi-day summits of the "Students Opposing Slavery" program. • The Florida Holocaust Museum, in partnership with the Anti-Defamation League and the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, presents the Law Enforcement and Society: Lessons of the Holocaust program, which explores the vital role of law enforcement in a democracy and the role of police during the Holocaust. • The Long Island Children’s Museum (New York) runs a program called Be Together, Learn Together. Developed in collaboration with the Nassau County Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) and the Nassau County Family Court, the program provides community resources and support for parents in family court, foster care families, and others in need. • The Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate (Massachusetts) is dedicated to inspiring the next generation of leaders and promoting civic dialogue. • Over 80 Sites of Conscience in the United States provide safe spaces to remember and preserve the stories of atrocity, and engage the public to shape a more just and humane future.

Please visit the Alliance’s website at aam-us.org or call (202) 289-1818 for more information.

Ethics and Best Practices in Museums

Introduction For hundreds of years, museums have held objects in the public trust. Today, American museums preserve and protect more than a billion objects. Sometimes they face questions related to: historic artifacts; ownership; Nazi-era assets; sacred objects; human remains; the loan, sale or donation of objects; or their diligence in probing the history of such objects. The museum field takes these concerns very seriously. Since 1925, the museum field has been actively working to ensure that museums adhere to rigorous ethical standards. The American museum community is committed to continually identifying and achieving the highest standard of legal and ethical policies and practices.

These current standards, best practices, and ethics from the field include: • The American Alliance of Museums’

o Code of Ethics for Museums, o Core Standards for Museums, and o Accreditation Program Requirements, as well as • each museum’s Institutional Code of Ethics, • each museum’s Institutional Mission, and • standards and guidelines established by the International Council of Museums and discipline-specific organizations such as the American Association for State and Local History, the Association of Zoos and Aquariums, Association of Science-Technology Centers, the Association of Art Museum Directors, the Association of Children’s Museums, the American Association for Museum Volunteers, and many more.

Talking Points • Museums in the United States are grounded in the tradition of public service. Members of their governing authority, employees, and volunteers are firmly committed to responsible collections stewardship, programming, and conduct. • There have been examples of museums considering the sale of works from their collections in order to raise operating funds, either for the museum itself or for a governing body such as a city, a state, or a university. It should be clearly understood that such a sale violates the standards and ethics of the museum field. • Selling works from a museum’s collection purely for the purpose of raising money can also have a chilling effect on the potential for a museum to acquire new works and may lead to a revocation of the museum’s national accreditation. • We support efforts at the state and local level to ensure adherence to these policies.

The Alliance’s Code of Ethics for Museums: • affirms that museums must act ethically—usually far exceeding the minimum legal standard—to maintain their public integrity, • states that the “stewardship of collections entails the highest public trust and carries with it the presumption of rightful ownership, permanence, care, documentation, accessibility, and responsible disposal,” and • requires that museums ensure that “acquisition, disposal, and loan activities are conducted in a manner that respects the protection and preservation of natural and cultural resources and discourages illicit trade in such materials.”

The Alliance’s Core Standards for Museums require that a museum: • is a good steward of its resources held in the public trust, • has “a formally approved, separate and distinct institutional code of ethics,” • is “committed to public accountability and is transparent in its mission and operations,” and • will “legally, ethically and responsibly acquire, manage, and dispose of collection items as well as know what collections are in its ownership/custody, where they came from, why it has them, and their current condition and location.”

The Alliance has developed best practices for museums specifically related to certain issues, including: • archeological materials and ancient art, • unlawful appropriation of objects during the Nazi era, • loaning collections to non-museum entities, and • exhibiting borrowed objects.

Please visit the Alliance’s website at aam-us.org or call (202) 289-1818 for more information about any of these guidelines.

First Last Party State District Office Phone Don Young R AK 1 Rayburn 2314 202-225-5765 Bradley Byrne R AL 1 Cannon 119 202-225-4931 Martha Roby R AL 2 Cannon 504 202-225-2901 Michael Rogers R AL 3 Rayburn 2184 202-225-3261 Robert Aderholt R AL 4 Longworth 1203 202-225-4876 Mo Brooks R AL 5 Rayburn 2246 202-225-4801 Gary Palmer R AL 6 Cannon 207 202-225-4921 Terri Sewell D AL 7 Rayburn 2201 202-225-2665 Rick Crawford R AR 1 Rayburn 2422 202-225-4076 French Hill R AR 2 Longworth 1533 202-225-2506 Steve Womack R AR 3 Rayburn 2412 202-225-4301 Bruce Westerman R AR 4 Cannon 209 202-225-3772 Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen R AS 1 Longworth 1339 202-225-8577 Tom O'Halleran D AZ 1 Cannon 324 202-225-3361 Ann Kirkpatrick D AZ 2 Cannon 309 202-225-2542 Raul Grijalva D AZ 3 Longworth 1511 202-225-2435 Paul Gosar R AZ 4 Rayburn 2057 202-225-2315 Andy Biggs R AZ 5 Longworth 1318 202-225-2635 David Schweikert R AZ 6 Longworth 1526 202-225-2190 Ruben Gallego D AZ 7 Longworth 1131 202-225-4065 Debbie Lesko R AZ 8 Longworth 1113 202-225-4576 Greg Stanton D AZ 9 Cannon 128 202-225-9888 Doug LaMalfa R CA 1 Cannon 322 202-225-3076 Jared Huffman D CA 2 Longworth 1527 202-225-5161 John Garamendi D CA 3 Rayburn 2368 202-225-1880 Tom McClintock R CA 4 Rayburn 2312 202-225-2511 Mike Thompson D CA 5 Cannon 406 202-225-3311 Doris Okada Matsui D CA 6 Rayburn 2311 202-225-7163 Ami Bera D CA 7 Longworth 1727 202-225-5716 Paul Cook R CA 8 Longworth 1027 202-225-5861 Jerry McNerney D CA 9 Rayburn 2265 202-225-1947 Josh Harder D CA 10 Cannon 131 202-225-4540 Mark DeSaulnier D CA 11 Cannon 503 202-225-2095 Nancy Pelosi D CA 12 Longworth 1236 202-225-4965 Barbara Lee D CA 13 Rayburn 2470 202-225-2661 Jackie Speier D CA 14 Rayburn 2465 202-225-3531 Eric Swalwell D CA 15 Cannon 407 202-225-5065 Jim Costa D CA 16 Rayburn 2081 202-225-3341 Ro Khanna D CA 17 Cannon 221 202-225-2631 Anna Eshoo D CA 18 Cannon 202 202-225-8104 Zoe Lofgren D CA 19 Longworth 1401 202-225-3072 Jimmy Panetta D CA 20 Cannon 212 202-225-2861 TJ Cox D CA 21 Longworth 1728 202-225-4695 Devin Nunes R CA 22 Longworth 1013 202-225-2523 Kevin McCarthy R CA 23 Rayburn 2468 202-225-2915 Salud Carbajal D CA 24 Longworth 1431 202-225-3601 Katie Hill D CA 25 Longworth 1108 202-225-1956 Julia Brownley D CA 26 Rayburn 2262 202-225-5811 U.S. Representatives

First Last Party State District Office Phone Judy Chu D CA 27 Rayburn 2423 202-225-5464 Adam Schiff D CA 28 Rayburn 2269 202-225-4176 Tony Cardenas D CA 29 Rayburn 2438 202-225-6131 Brad Sherman D CA 30 Rayburn 2181 202-225-5911 Pete Aguilar D CA 31 Cannon 109 202-225-3201 Grace Napolitano D CA 32 Longworth 1610 202-225-5256 Ted Lieu D CA 33 Cannon 403 202-225-3976 Jimmy Gomez D CA 34 Longworth 1530 202-225-6235 Norma Torres D CA 35 Rayburn 2444 202-225-6161 Raul Ruiz D CA 36 Rayburn 2342 202-225-5330 Karen Bass D CA 37 Rayburn 2059 202-225-7084 Linda Sanchez D CA 38 Rayburn 2329 202-225-6676 Gilbert Ray Cisneros D CA 39 Cannon 431 202-225-4111 Lucille Roybal-Allard D CA 40 Rayburn 2083 202-225-1766 Mark Takano D CA 41 Cannon 420 202-225-2305 Ken Calvert R CA 42 Rayburn 2205 202-225-1986 Maxine Waters D CA 43 Rayburn 2221 202-225-2201 Nanette Diaz Barragan D CA 44 Longworth 1030 202-225-8220 Katie Porter D CA 45 Longworth 1117 202-225-5611 Luis Correa D CA 46 Longworth 1039 202-225-2965 Alan Lowenthal D CA 47 Cannon 108 202-225-7924 Harley Rouda D CA 48 Rayburn 2300 202-225-2415 Mike Levin D CA 49 Longworth 1626 202-225-3906 Duncan Hunter R CA 50 Rayburn 2429 202-225-5672 Juan Vargas D CA 51 Rayburn 2244 202-225-8045 Scott Peters D CA 52 Rayburn 2338 202-225-0508 Susan Davis D CA 53 Longworth 1214 202-225-2040 Diana DeGette D CO 1 Rayburn 2111 202-225-4431 Joseph Neguse D CO 2 Longworth 1419 202-225-2161 Scott Tipton R CO 3 Cannon 218 202-225-4761 Ken Buck R CO 4 Rayburn 2455 202-225-4676 Doug Lamborn R CO 5 Rayburn 2371 202-225-4422 Jason Crow D CO 6 Longworth 1229 202-225-7882 Ed Perlmutter D CO 7 Longworth 1226 202-225-2645 John Larson D CT 1 Longworth 1501 202-225-2265 Joseph Courtney D CT 2 Rayburn 2332 202-225-2076 Rosa DeLauro D CT 3 Rayburn 2413 202-225-3661 James Himes D CT 4 Longworth 1227 202-225-5541 Jahana Hayes D CT 5 Longworth 1415 202-225-4476 Eleanor Holmes Norton D DC 1 Rayburn 2136 202-225-8050 Lisa Blunt Rochester D DE 1 Longworth 1519 202-225-4165 Matt Gaetz R FL 1 Longworth 1721 202-225-4136 Neal Dunn R FL 2 Cannon 316 202-225-5235 Ted Yoho R FL 3 Longworth 1730 202-225-5744 John Rutherford R FL 4 Longworth 1711 202-225-2501 Al Lawson D FL 5 Longworth 1406 202-225-0123 Michael Waltz R FL 6 Cannon 216 202-225-2706 Stephanie Murphy D FL 7 Longworth 1710 202-225-4035 Bill Posey R FL 8 Rayburn 2150 202-225-3671 Darren Soto D FL 9 Longworth 1507 202-225-9889 Val Butler Demings D FL 10 Cannon 217 202-225-2176 U.S. Representatives

First Last Party State District Office Phone Daniel Webster R FL 11 Longworth 1210 202-225-1002 Gus Michael Bilirakis R FL 12 Rayburn 2227 202-225-5755 Charles Crist D FL 13 Cannon 215 202-225-5961 Katherine Castor D FL 14 Rayburn 2052 202-225-3376 Ross Spano R FL 15 Cannon 224 202-225-1252 Vern Buchanan R FL 16 Rayburn 2427 202-225-5015 Gregory Steube R FL 17 Cannon 521 202-225-5792 Brian Mast R FL 18 Rayburn 2182 202-225-3026 Francis Rooney R FL 19 Cannon 120 202-225-2536 Alcee Hastings D FL 20 Rayburn 2353 202-225-1313 Lois Frankel D FL 21 Longworth 2305 202-225-9890 Theodore Deutch D FL 22 Rayburn 2447 202-225-3001 Debbie Wasserman Schultz D FL 23 Longworth 1114 202-225-7931 Frederica Wilson D FL 24 Rayburn 2445 202-225-4506 Mario Diaz-Balart R FL 25 Cannon 404 202-225-4211 Debbie Mucarsel-Powell D FL 26 Cannon 114 202-225-2778 Donna Shalala D FL 27 Longworth 1320 202-225-3931 Earl Carter R GA 1 Rayburn 2432 202-225-5831 Sanford Bishop D GA 2 Rayburn 2407 202-225-3631 Drew Ferguson R GA 3 Longworth 1032 202-225-5901 Hank Johnson D GA 4 Rayburn 2240 202-225-1605 John Lewis D GA 5 Cannon 300 202-225-3801 Lucy McBath D GA 6 Longworth 1513 202-225-4501 Rob Woodall R GA 7 Longworth 1724 202-225-4272 Austin Scott R GA 8 Rayburn 2417 202-225-6531 Doug Collins R GA 9 Longworth 1504 202-225-9893 Jody Hice R GA 10 Cannon 409 202-225-4101 Barry Loudermilk R GA 11 Cannon 422 202-225-2931 Rick Allen R GA 12 Rayburn 2400 202-225-2823 David Scott D GA 13 Cannon 225 202-225-2939 Tom Graves R GA 14 Rayburn 2078 202-225-5211 Michael San Nicolas D GU 1 Longworth 1632 202-225-1188 Edward Case D HI 1 Rayburn 2443 202-225-2726 Tulsi Gabbard D HI 2 Longworth 1433 202-225-4906 Abby Finkenauer D IA 1 Cannon 124 202-225-2911 David Loebsack D IA 2 Longworth 1211 202-225-6576 Cynthia Axne D IA 3 Cannon 330 202-225-5476 Steven King R IA 4 Rayburn 2210 202-225-4426 Russ Fulcher R ID 1 Longworth 1520 202-225-6611 Michael Simpson R ID 2 Rayburn 2084 202-225-5531 Bobby Rush D IL 1 Rayburn 2188 202-225-4372 Robin Kelly D IL 2 Rayburn 2416 202-225-0773 Daniel Lipinski D IL 3 Rayburn 2346 202-225-5701 Jesus Garcia D IL 4 Cannon 530 202-225-8203 Michael Quigley D IL 5 Rayburn 2458 202-225-4061 Sean Casten D IL 6 Cannon 429 202-225-4561 Danny Davis D IL 7 Rayburn 2159 202-225-5006 Raja Krishnamoorthi D IL 8 Cannon 115 202-225-3711 Janice Schakowsky D IL 9 Rayburn 2367 202-225-2111 Bradley Scott Schneider D IL 10 Longworth 1432 202-225-4835 U.S. Representatives

First Last Party State District Office Phone Bill Foster D IL 11 Rayburn 2366 202-225-3515 Mike Bost R IL 12 Longworth 1440 202-225-5661 Rodney Davis R IL 13 Longworth 1740 202-225-2371 Lauren Underwood D IL 14 Longworth 1118 202-225-2976 John Shimkus R IL 15 Rayburn 2217 202-225-5271 Adam Kinzinger R IL 16 Rayburn 2245 202-225-3635 Cheri Bustos D IL 17 Longworth 1233 202-225-5905 Darin LaHood R IL 18 Longworth 1424 202-225-6201 Peter Visclosky D IN 1 Rayburn 2328 202-225-2461 Jackie Walorski R IN 2 Cannon 419 202-225-3915 Jim Banks R IN 3 Longworth 1713 202-225-4436 James Baird R IN 4 Cannon 532 202-225-5037 Susan Brooks R IN 5 Rayburn 2211 202-225-2276 Greg Pence R IN 6 Cannon 222 202-225-3021 Andre Carson D IN 7 Rayburn 2135 202-225-4011 Larry Bucshon R IN 8 Rayburn 2313 202-225-4636 Trey Hollingsworth R IN 9 Longworth 1641 202-225-5315 Roger Marshall R KS 1 Cannon 312 202-225-2715 Steven Watkins R KS 2 Longworth 1205 202-225-6601 Sharice Davids D KS 3 Longworth 1541 202-225-2865 Ron Estes R KS 4 Longworth 1524 202-225-6216 James Comer R KY 1 Longworth 1037 202-225-3115 Steven Brett Guthrie R KY 2 Rayburn 2434 202-225-3501 John Yarmuth D KY 3 Cannon 402 202-225-5401 Thomas Massie R KY 4 Rayburn 2453 202-225-3465 Harold Rogers R KY 5 Rayburn 2406 202-225-4601 Andy Barr R KY 6 Rayburn 2430 202-225-4706 Steve Scalise R LA 1 Rayburn 2049 202-225-3015 Cedric Richmond D LA 2 Cannon 506 202-225-6636 Clay Higgins R LA 3 Cannon 424 202-225-2031 Mike Johnson R LA 4 Cannon 418 202-225-2777 Ralph Lee Abraham R LA 5 Cannon 417 202-225-8490 Garret Graves R LA 6 Rayburn 2402 202-225-3901 Richard Neal D MA 1 Rayburn 2309 202-225-5601 James McGovern D MA 2 Cannon 408 202-225-6101 Lori Trahan D MA 3 Longworth 1616 202-225-3411 Joseph Kennedy D MA 4 Cannon 304 202-225-5931 Katherine Clark D MA 5 Rayburn 2448 202-225-2836 Seth Moulton D MA 6 Longworth 1127 202-225-8020 Ayanna Pressley D MA 7 Longworth 1130 202-225-5111 Stephen Lynch D MA 8 Rayburn 2109 202-225-8273 Bill Keating D MA 9 Rayburn 2351 202-225-3111 Andrew Harris R MD 1 Rayburn 2334 202-225-5311 Dutch Ruppersberger D MD 2 Rayburn 2206 202-225-3061 John Sarbanes D MD 3 Rayburn 2370 202-225-4016 Anthony Brown D MD 4 Longworth 1323 202-225-8699 Steny Hoyer D MD 5 Longworth 1705 202-225-4131 David Trone D MD 6 Longworth 1213 202-225-2721 Elijah Cummings D MD 7 Rayburn 2163 202-225-4741 Jamie Raskin D MD 8 Cannon 412 202-225-5341 U.S. Representatives

First Last Party State District Office Phone Chellie Pingree D ME 1 Rayburn 2162 202-225-6116 Jared Golden D ME 2 Longworth 1223 202-225-6306 Jack Bergman R MI 1 Cannon 414 202-225-4735 Bill Huizenga R MI 2 Rayburn 2232 202-225-4401 Justin Amash R MI 3 Cannon 106 202-225-3831 John Moolenaar R MI 4 Cannon 117 202-225-3561 Daniel Kildee D MI 5 Cannon 203 202-225-3611 Fred Upton R MI 6 Rayburn 2183 202-225-3761 Tim Walberg R MI 7 Rayburn 2266 202-225-6276 Elissa Slotkin D MI 8 Longworth 1531 202-225-4872 Andy Levin D MI 9 Cannon 228 202-225-4961 Paul Mitchell R MI 10 Cannon 211 202-225-2106 Haley Stevens D MI 11 Cannon 227 202-225-8171 Debbie Dingell D MI 12 Cannon 116 202-225-4071 Rashida Tlaib D MI 13 Longworth 1628 202-225-5126 Brenda Lawrence D MI 14 Rayburn 2463 202-225-5802 Jim Hagedorn R MN 1 Cannon 325 202-225-2472 Angela Craig D MN 2 Longworth 1523 202-225-2271 Dean Phillips D MN 3 Longworth 1305 202-225-2871 Betty McCollum D MN 4 Rayburn 2256 202-225-6631 Ilhan Omar D MN 5 Longworth 1517 202-225-4755 Tom Emmer R MN 6 Cannon 315 202-225-2331 Collin Peterson D MN 7 Rayburn 2204 202-225-2165 Peter Stauber R MN 8 Cannon 126 202-225-6211 William Lacy Clay D MO 1 Rayburn 2428 202-225-2406 Ann Wagner R MO 2 Rayburn 2350 202-225-1621 Blaine Luetkemeyer R MO 3 Rayburn 2230 202-225-2956 Vicky Hartzler R MO 4 Rayburn 2235 202-225-2876 Emanuel Cleaver D MO 5 Rayburn 2335 202-225-4535 Sam Graves R MO 6 Longworth 1135 202-225-7041 Billy Long R MO 7 Rayburn 2454 202-225-6536 Jason Smith R MO 8 Rayburn 2418 202-225-4404 Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan I MP 1 Rayburn 2411 202-225-2646 Trent Kelly R MS 1 Longworth 1005 202-225-4306 Bennie Thompson D MS 2 Rayburn 2466 202-225-5876 Michael Guest R MS 3 Cannon 230 202-225-5031 Steven Palazzo R MS 4 Rayburn 2349 202-225-5772 Greg Gianforte R MT 1 Longworth 1222 202-225-3211 G.K. Butterfield D NC 1 Rayburn 2080 202-225-3101 George Holding R NC 2 Longworth 1110 202-225-3032 Walter Jones R NC 3 Rayburn 2333 202-225-3415 David Price D NC 4 Rayburn 2108 202-225-1784 Virginia Foxx R NC 5 Rayburn 2462 202-225-2071 Mark Walker R NC 6 Longworth 1725 202-225-3065 David Rouzer R NC 7 Rayburn 2439 202-225-2731 Richard Hudson R NC 8 Rayburn 2112 202-225-3715 office vacant NC 9 Cannon 132 202-225-1976 Patrick McHenry R NC 10 Rayburn 2004 202-225-2576 Mark Meadows R NC 11 Rayburn 2160 202-225-6401 Alma Adams D NC 12 Rayburn 2436 202-225-1510 Theodore Budd R NC 13 Cannon 118 202-225-4531 U.S. Representatives

First Last Party State District Office Phone Kelly Armstrong R ND 1 Longworth 1004 202-225-2611 Jeffrey Fortenberry R NE 1 Longworth 1514 202-225-4806 Donald Bacon R NE 2 Longworth 1024 202-225-4155 Adrian Smith R NE 3 Cannon 502 202-225-6435 Christopher Pappas D NH 1 Cannon 323 202-225-5456 Ann Kuster D NH 2 Cannon 320 202-225-5206 Donald Norcross D NJ 1 Rayburn 2437 202-225-6501 Jefferson Van Drew D NJ 2 Cannon 331 202-225-6572 Andy Kim D NJ 3 Longworth 1516 202-225-4765 Christopher Smith R NJ 4 Rayburn 2373 202-225-3765 Joshua Gottheimer D NJ 5 Cannon 213 202-225-4465 Frank Pallone D NJ 6 Rayburn 2107 202-225-4671 Tom Malinowski D NJ 7 Cannon 426 202-225-5361 Albio Sires D NJ 8 Rayburn 2268 202-225-7919 Bill Pascrell D NJ 9 Rayburn 2409 202-225-5751 Donald Payne D NJ 10 Cannon 103 202-225-3436 Mikie Sherrill D NJ 11 Longworth 1208 202-225-5034 Bonnie Watson Coleman D NJ 12 Rayburn 2442 202-225-5801 Debra Haaland D NM 1 Longworth 1237 202-225-6316 Xochitl Torres Small D NM 2 Cannon 430 202-225-2365 Ben Ray Lujan D NM 3 Rayburn 2323 202-225-6190 Dina Titus D NV 1 Rayburn 2464 202-225-5965 Mark Amodei R NV 2 Cannon 104 202-225-6155 Suzanne Lee D NV 3 Cannon 522 202-225-3252 Steven Horsford D NV 4 Longworth 1330 202-225-9894 Lee Zeldin R NY 1 Rayburn 2441 202-225-3826 Peter King R NY 2 Cannon 302 202-225-7896 Thomas Suozzi D NY 3 Cannon 214 202-225-3335 Kathleen Rice D NY 4 Rayburn 2435 202-225-5516 Gregory Meeks D NY 5 Rayburn 2310 202-225-3461 Grace Meng D NY 6 Rayburn 2209 202-225-2601 Nydia Velazquez D NY 7 Rayburn 2302 202-225-2361 Hakeem Jeffries D NY 8 Rayburn 2433 202-225-5936 Yvette Diane Clarke D NY 9 Rayburn 2058 202-225-6231 Jerrold Nadler D NY 10 Rayburn 2132 202-225-5635 Max Rose D NY 11 Longworth 1529 202-225-3371 Carolyn Maloney D NY 12 Rayburn 2308 202-225-7944 Adriano Espaillat D NY 13 Longworth 1630 202-225-4365 Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez D NY 14 Cannon 229 202-225-3965 Jose Serrano D NY 15 Rayburn 2354 202-225-4361 Eliot Engel D NY 16 Rayburn 2426 202-225-2464 Nita Lowey D NY 17 Rayburn 2365 202-225-6506 Sean Patrick Maloney D NY 18 Longworth 2331 202-225-5441 Antonio Delgado D NY 19 Longworth 1007 202-225-5614 Paul Tonko D NY 20 Rayburn 2369 202-225-5076 Elise Stefanik R NY 21 Cannon 318 202-225-4611 Anthony Brindisi D NY 22 Cannon 329 202-225-3665 Tom Reed R NY 23 Rayburn 2263 202-225-3161 John Katko R NY 24 Rayburn 2457 202-225-3701 U.S. Representatives

First Last Party State District Office Phone Joseph Morelle D NY 25 Longworth 1317 202-225-3615 Brian Higgins D NY 26 Rayburn 2459 202-225-3306 Chris Collins R NY 27 Rayburn 2243 202-225-5265 Steven Chabot R OH 1 Rayburn 2408 202-225-2216 Brad Wenstrup R OH 2 Rayburn 2419 202-225-3164 Joyce Beatty D OH 3 Rayburn 2303 202-225-4324 James Jordan R OH 4 Rayburn 2056 202-225-2676 Robert Latta R OH 5 Rayburn 2467 202-225-6405 Bill Johnson R OH 6 Rayburn 2336 202-225-5705 Bob Gibbs R OH 7 Rayburn 2446 202-225-6265 Warren Davidson R OH 8 Longworth 1107 202-225-6205 Marcy Kaptur D OH 9 Rayburn 2186 202-225-4146 Michael Turner R OH 10 Rayburn 2082 202-225-6465 Marcia Fudge D OH 11 Rayburn 2344 202-225-7032 Troy Balderson R OH 12 Longworth 1221 202-225-5355 Timothy Ryan D OH 13 Longworth 1126 202-225-5261 David Joyce R OH 14 Longworth 1124 202-225-5731 Steve Stivers R OH 15 Rayburn 2234 202-225-2015 Anthony Gonzalez R OH 16 Longworth 1023 202-225-3876 Kevin Hern R OK 1 Longworth 1019 202-225-2211 Markwayne Mullin R OK 2 Rayburn 2421 202-225-2701 Frank Lucas R OK 3 Rayburn 2405 202-225-5565 Tom Cole R OK 4 Rayburn 2207 202-225-6165 Kendra Horn D OK 5 Cannon 415 202-225-2132 Suzanne Bonamici D OR 1 Rayburn 2231 202-225-0855 Greg Walden R OR 2 Rayburn 2185 202-225-6730 Earl Blumenauer D OR 3 Longworth 1111 202-225-4811 Peter DeFazio D OR 4 Rayburn 2134 202-225-6416 Kurt Schrader D OR 5 Rayburn 2431 202-225-5711 Brian Fitzpatrick R PA 1 Longworth 1722 202-225-4276 Brendan Boyle D PA 2 Longworth 1133 202-225-6111 Dwight Evans D PA 3 Longworth 1105 202-225-4001 Madeleine Dean D PA 4 Cannon 129 202-225-4731 Mary Scanlon D PA 5 Longworth 1535 202-225-2011 Christina Houlahan D PA 6 Longworth 1218 202-225-4315 Susan Wild D PA 7 Longworth 1607 202-225-6411 Matthew Cartwright D PA 8 Longworth 1034 202-225-5546 Daniel Meuser R PA 9 Cannon 326 202-225-6511 Scott Perry R PA 10 Longworth 1207 202-225-5836 Lloyd Smucker R PA 11 Cannon 127 202-225-2411 Thomas Marino R PA 12 Longworth 1717 202-225-3731 John Joyce R PA 13 Longworth 1337 202-225-2431 Guy Reschenthaler R PA 14 Cannon 531 202-225-2065 Glenn Thompson R PA 15 Cannon 400 202-225-5121 Mike Kelly R PA 16 Longworth 1707 202-225-5406 Conor Lamb D PA 17 Longworth 1224 202-225-2301 Michael Doyle D PA 18 Cannon 306 202-225-2135 Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon R PR 1 Longworth 1609 202-225-2615 David Cicilline D RI 1 Rayburn 2233 202-225-4911 James Langevin D RI 2 Rayburn 2077 202-225-2735 U.S. Representatives

First Last Party State District Office Phone Joe Cunningham D SC 1 Cannon 423 202-225-3176 Joe Wilson R SC 2 Longworth 1436 202-225-2452 Jeff Duncan R SC 3 Rayburn 2229 202-225-5301 William Timmons R SC 4 Cannon 313 202-225-6030 Ralph Norman R SC 5 Cannon 319 202-225-5501 James Clyburn D SC 6 Cannon 200 202-225-3315 Tom Rice R SC 7 Cannon 512 202-225-9895 Dustin Johnson R SD 1 Longworth 1508 202-225-2801 Phil Roe R TN 1 Cannon 102 202-225-6356 Tim Burchett R TN 2 Longworth 1122 202-225-5435 Chuck Fleischmann R TN 3 Rayburn 2410 202-225-3271 Scott DesJarlais R TN 4 Rayburn 2301 202-225-6831 James Cooper D TN 5 Longworth 1536 202-225-4311 John Rose R TN 6 Longworth 1232 202-225-4231 Mark Green R TN 7 Cannon 533 202-225-2811 David Kustoff R TN 8 Cannon 523 202-225-4714 Stephen Cohen D TN 9 Rayburn 2104 202-225-3265 Louie Gohmert R TX 1 Rayburn 2267 202-225-3035 Dan Crenshaw R TX 2 Cannon 413 202-225-6565 Van Taylor R TX 3 Longworth 1404 202-225-4201 John Ratcliffe R TX 4 Cannon 223 202-225-6673 Lance Gooden R TX 5 Cannon 425 202-225-3484 Ron Wright R TX 6 Cannon 428 202-225-2002 Lizzie Fletcher D TX 7 Longworth 1429 202-225-2571 Kevin Brady R TX 8 Longworth 1011 202-225-4901 Al Green D TX 9 Rayburn 2347 202-225-7508 Michael McCaul R TX 10 Rayburn 2001 202-225-2401 Michael Conaway R TX 11 Rayburn 2469 202-225-3605 Kay Granger R TX 12 Longworth 1026 202-225-5071 Mac Thornberry R TX 13 Rayburn 2208 202-225-3706 Randy Weber R TX 14 Cannon 107 202-225-2831 Vicente Gonzalez D TX 15 Cannon 113 202-225-2531 Veronica Escobar D TX 16 Longworth 1505 202-225-4831 Bill Flores R TX 17 Rayburn 2228 202-225-6105 Sheila Jackson Lee D TX 18 Rayburn 2079 202-225-3816 Jodey Arrington R TX 19 Longworth 1029 202-225-4005 Joaquin Castro D TX 20 Rayburn 2241 202-225-3236 Chip Roy R TX 21 Longworth 1319 202-225-4236 Pete Olson R TX 22 Rayburn 2133 202-225-5951 Will Hurd R TX 23 Cannon 317 202-225-4511 Kenny Marchant R TX 24 Rayburn 2304 202-225-6605 Roger Williams R TX 25 Longworth 1708 202-225-9896 Michael Burgess R TX 26 Rayburn 2161 202-225-7772 Michael Cloud R TX 27 Longworth 1314 202-225-7742 Henry Cuellar D TX 28 Rayburn 2372 202-225-1640 Sylvia Garcia D TX 29 Longworth 1620 202-225-1688 Eddie Bernice Johnson D TX 30 Rayburn 2306 202-225-8885 John Carter R TX 31 Rayburn 2110 202-225-3864 Colin Allred D TX 32 Cannon 328 202-225-2231 U.S. Representatives

First Last Party State District Office Phone Marc Veasey D TX 33 Rayburn 2348 202-225-9897 Filemon Vela D TX 34 Cannon 307 202-225-9901 Lloyd Doggett D TX 35 Rayburn 2307 202-225-4865 Brian Babin R TX 36 Rayburn 2236 202-225-1555 Robert Bishop R UT 1 Cannon 123 202-225-0453 Chris Stewart R UT 2 Rayburn 2242 202-225-9730 John Curtis R UT 3 Cannon 125 202-225-7751 Ben McAdams D UT 4 Cannon 130 202-225-3011 Robert Wittman R VA 1 Rayburn 2055 202-225-4261 Elaine Luria D VA 2 Cannon 534 202-225-4215 Robert "Bobby" Scott D VA 3 Longworth 1201 202-225-8351 Donald McEachin D VA 4 Cannon 314 202-225-6365 Denver Riggleman R VA 5 Longworth 1022 202-225-4711 Benjamin Cline R VA 6 Longworth 1009 202-225-5431 Abigail Spanberger D VA 7 Longworth 1239 202-225-2815 Donald Beyer D VA 8 Longworth 1119 202-225-4376 Morgan Griffith R VA 9 Rayburn 2202 202-225-3861 Jennifer Wexton D VA 10 Longworth 1217 202-225-5136 Gerald Connolly D VA 11 Rayburn 2238 202-225-1492 Stacey Plaskett D VI 1 Rayburn 2404 202-225-1790 Peter Welch D VT 1 Rayburn 2187 202-225-4115 Suzan DelBene D WA 1 Rayburn 2330 202-225-6311 Rick Larsen D WA 2 Rayburn 2113 202-225-2605 Jaime Herrera Beutler R WA 3 Rayburn 2352 202-225-3536 Dan Newhouse R WA 4 Longworth 1414 202-225-5816 Cathy McMorris Rodgers R WA 5 Longworth 1035 202-225-2006 Derek Kilmer D WA 6 Longworth 1410 202-225-5916 Pramila Jayapal D WA 7 Longworth 1510 202-225-3106 Kim Schrier D WA 8 Longworth 1123 202-225-7761 Adam Smith D WA 9 Rayburn 2264 202-225-8901 Denny Heck D WA 10 Rayburn 2452 202-225-9740 Bryan Steil R WI 1 Longworth 1408 202-225-3031 Mark Pocan D WI 2 Longworth 1421 202-225-2906 Ron Kind D WI 3 Longworth 1502 202-225-5506 Gwen Moore D WI 4 Rayburn 2252 202-225-4572 James Sensenbrenner R WI 5 Rayburn 2449 202-225-5101 Glenn Grothman R WI 6 Longworth 1427 202-225-2476 Sean Duffy R WI 7 Longworth 1714 202-225-3365 Mike Gallagher R WI 8 Longworth 1230 202-225-5665 David McKinley R WV 1 Rayburn 2239 202-225-4172 Alexander Mooney R WV 2 Rayburn 2440 202-225-2711 Carol Miller R WV 3 Longworth 1605 202-225-3452 Liz Cheney R WY 1 Cannon 416 202-225-2311 U.S. Senators

First Last Party State Office Phone Lisa Murkowski R AK Hart 522 202‐224‐6665 Daniel Sullivan R AK Hart 702 202‐224‐3004 Richard Shelby R AL Russell 304 202‐224‐5744 Doug Jones D AL Russell 326 202‐224‐4124 John Boozman R AR Hart 141 202‐224‐4843 Tom Cotton R AR Russell 124 202‐224‐2353 Kyrsten Sinema D AZ Hart 825 B&C 202‐224‐4521 Martha McSally R AZ Dirksen B40D 202‐224‐2235 Dianne Feinstein D CA Hart 331 202‐224‐3841 Kamala Harris D CA Hart 112 202‐224‐3553 Michael Bennet D CO Russell 261 202‐224‐5852 Cory Gardner R CO Russell 354 202‐224‐5941 Richard Blumenthal D CT Hart 706 202‐224‐2823 Christopher Murphy D CT Hart 136 202‐224‐4041 Thomas Carper D DE Hart 513 202‐224‐2441 Christopher Coons D DE Russell 127A 202‐224‐5042 Marco Rubio R FL Russell 284 202‐224‐3041 Rick Scott R FL Russell B03 202‐224‐5274 Johnny Isakson R GA Russell 131 202‐224‐3643 David Perdue R GA Russell 455 202‐224‐3521 Brian Schatz D HI Hart 722 202‐224‐3934 Mazie Hirono D HI Hart 730 202‐224‐6361 Charles Grassley R IA Hart 135 202‐224‐3744 Joni Ernst R IA Russell 111 202‐224‐3254 Michael Crapo R ID Dirksen 239 202‐224‐6142 James Risch R ID Russell 483 202‐224‐2752 Richard Durbin D IL Hart 711 202‐224‐2152 Tammy Duckworth D IL Hart 524 202‐224‐2854 Todd Young R IN Russell 400 202‐224‐5623 Mike Braun R IN Russell B85 202‐224‐4814 Pat Roberts R KS Hart 109 202‐224‐4774 Jerry Moran R KS Dirksen 521 202‐224‐6521 Mitch McConnell R KY Russell 317 202‐224‐2541 Rand Paul R KY Russell 167 202‐224‐4343 Bill Cassidy R LA Hart 520 202‐224‐5824 John Kennedy R LA Russell 383 202‐224‐4623 Elizabeth Warren D MA Hart 317 202‐224‐4543 Edward Markey D MA Dirksen 255 202‐224‐2742 Benjamin Cardin D MD Hart 509 202‐224‐4524 Christopher Van Hollen D MD Hart 110 202‐224‐4654 Susan Collins R ME Dirksen 413 202‐224‐2523 Angus King I ME Hart 133 202‐224‐5344 Debbie Stabenow D MI Hart 731 202‐224‐4822 Gary Peters D MI Hart 724 202‐224‐6221 Amy Klobuchar D MN Hart 302 202‐224‐3244 Tina Smith D MN Hart 309 202‐224‐5641 Roy Blunt R MO Russell 260 202‐224‐5721 Josh Hawley R MO Dirksen B40A 202‐224‐6154 Roger Wicker R MS Dirksen 555 202‐224‐6253 Cindy Hyde‐Smith R MS Dirksen 113 202‐224‐5054 U.S. Senators

First Last Party State Office Phone Jon Tester D MT Hart 311 202‐224‐2644 Steve Daines R MT Hart 320 202‐224‐2651 Richard Burr R NC Russell 217 202‐224‐3154 Thom Tillis R NC Dirksen 185 202‐224‐6342 John Hoeven R ND Russell 338 202‐224‐2551 Kevin Cramer R ND Dirksen B40C 202‐224‐2043 Deb Fischer R NE Russell 454 202‐224‐6551 Ben Sasse R NE Russell 136 202‐224‐4224 Jeanne Shaheen D NH Hart 506 202‐224‐2841 Maggie Hassan D NH Hart 330 202‐224‐3324 Robert Menendez D NJ Hart 528 202‐224‐4744 Cory Booker D NJ Dirksen 359 202‐224‐3224 Tom Udall D NM Hart 531 202‐224‐6621 Martin Heinrich D NM Hart 303 202‐224‐5521 Catherine Cortez Masto D NV Russell 204 202‐224‐3542 Jacklyn Rosen D NV Dirksen G12 202‐224‐6244 Charles Schumer D NY Hart 322 202‐224‐6542 Kirsten Gillibrand D NY Russell 478 202‐224‐4451 Sherrod Brown D OH Hart 503 202‐224‐2315 Rob Portman R OH Russell 448 202‐224‐3353 James Inhofe R OK Russell 205 202‐224‐4721 James Lankford R OK Hart 316 202‐224‐5754 Ron Wyden D OR Dirksen 221 202‐224‐5244 Jeffrey Merkley D OR Hart 313 202‐224‐3753 Robert Casey D PA Russell 393 202‐224‐6324 Pat Toomey R PA Russell 248 202‐224‐4254 Jack Reed D RI Hart 728 202‐224‐4642 Sheldon Whitehouse D RI Hart 530 202‐224‐2921 Lindsey Graham R SC Russell 290 202‐224‐5972 Tim Scott R SC Hart 717 202‐224‐6121 John Thune R SD Dirksen 511 202‐224‐2321 Mike Rounds R SD Hart 502 202‐224‐5842 Lamar Alexander R TN Dirksen 455 202‐224‐4944 Marsha Blackburn R TN Dirksen B408 202‐224‐3344 John Cornyn R TX Hart 517 202‐224‐2934 Ted Cruz R TX Russell 404 202‐224‐5922 Michael Lee R UT Russell 361A 202‐224‐5444 Mitt Romney R UT Russell B33 202‐224‐5251 Mark Warner D VA Hart 703 202‐224‐2023 Tim Kaine D VA Russell 231 202‐224‐4024 Patrick Leahy D VT Russell 437 202‐224‐4242 Bernard Sanders I VT Dirksen 332 202‐224‐5141 Patty Murray D WA Russell 154 202‐224‐2621 Maria Cantwell D WA Hart 511 202‐224‐3441 Ron Johnson R WI Hart 328 202‐224‐5323 Tammy Baldwin D WI Hart 709 202‐224‐5653 Joe Manchin D WV Hart 306 202‐224‐3954 Shelley Moore Capito R WV Russell 172 202‐224‐6472 Michael Enzi R WY Russell 379A 202‐224‐3424 John Barrasso R WY Dirksen 307 202‐224‐6441

House Appropriations Committee appropriations.house.gov

Democrats Republicans Nita M. Lowey NY, Chairwoman Kay Granger TX, Ranking Member Marcy Kaptur, OH Harold Rogers, KY Peter J. Visclosky, IN Robert B. Aderholt, AL Jose E. Serrano, NY Michael K. Simpson, ID Rosa L. DeLauro, CT* John R. Carter, TX David E. Price, NC Ken Calvert, CA Lucille Roybal-Allard, CA* Tom Cole, OK* Sanford D. Bishop Jr., GA Mario Diaz-Balart, FL Barbara Lee, CA* Tom Graves, GA* Betty McCollum, MN Steve Womack, AR Tim Ryan, OH Jeffrey Fortenberry, NE Dutch Ruppersberger, MD Chuck Fleischmann, TN Debbie Wasserman Schultz, FL Jaime Herrera Beutler, WA* Henry Cuellar, TX David P. Joyce, OH Chellie Pingree, ME Andrew P. Harris, MD* Michael Quigley, IL Martha Roby, AL Derek Kilmer, WA Mark E. Amodei, NV Matthew Cartwright, PA Chris Stewart, UT Grace Meng, NY Steven M. Palazzo, MS Mark Pocan, WI* Dan Newhouse, WA Katherine Clark, MA* John R. Moolenaar, MI* Pete Aguilar, CA John Rutherford, FL Lois Frankel, FL* Will Hurd, TX Cheri Bustos, IL* Bonnie Watson Coleman, NJ* Brenda Lawrence, MI Norma Torres, CA Charles Crist Jr., FL Ann Kirkpatrick, AZ Edward Case, HI

*Indicates member of Labor-HHS-Education Subcommittee, which funds IMLS

(As of 2/01/2019)

Senate Appropriations Committee appropriations.senate.gov

Republicans Democrats Richard C. Shelby, AL, Chairman* Patrick J. Leahy, VT, Vice Chair Mitch McConnell, KY Patty Murray, WA* Lamar Alexander, TN* Dianne Feinstein, CA Susan M. Collins, ME Richard J. Durbin, IL* Lisa A. Murkowski, AK Jack Reed, RI* Lindsey O. Graham, SC* Jon Tester, MT Roy Blunt, MO* Tom Udall, NM Jerry Moran, KS* Jeanne Shaheen, NH* John Hoeven, ND Jeffrey Merkley, OR* John Boozman, AR Christopher Coons, DE Shelley Moore Capito, WV* Brian Schatz, HI* John Kennedy, LA* Tammy Baldwin, WI* Cindy Hyde-Smith, MS* Christopher Murphy, CT* Steve Daines, MT Joe Manchin, WV* Marco Rubio, FL* Christopher Van Hollen, MD James Lankford, OK*

*Indicates member of Labor-HHS-Education Subcommittee, which funds IMLS

(As of 1/30/2019)

House Education and Labor Committee edlabor.house.gov

Democrats Republicans Robert C. “Bobby” Scott VA, Chairman Virginia Foxx NC, Ranking Member Susan Davis, CA Phil Roe, TN Raul M. Grijalva, AZ Glenn Thompson, PA Joe Courtney, CT Tim Walberg, MI Marcia L. Fudge, OH Steven Brett Guthrie, KY Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan, MP Bradley Byrne, AL Frederica S. Wilson, FL Glenn Grothman, WI Suzanne Bonamici, OR Elise Stefanik, NY Mark Takano, CA Rick W. Allen, GA Alma S. Adams, NC Francis Rooney, FL Mark DeSaulnier, CA Lloyd Smucker, PA Donald Norcross, NJ Jim Banks, IN Raja Krishnamoorthi, IL Mark Walker, NC Adriano Espaillat, NY James Comer, KY Pramila Jayapal, WA Ben Cline, VA Joseph Morelle, NY Russ Fulcher, ID Susan Wild, PA Van Taylor, TX Josh Harder, CA Steve Watkins, KS Lucy McBath, GA Ron Wright, TX Kim Schrier, WA Dan Meuser, PA Lauren Underwood, IL William Timmons, SC Jahana Hayes, CT Dusty Johnson, SD Donna E. Shalala, FL Andy Levin, MI Ilhan Omar, MN David Trone, MD Haley Stevens, MI Suzanne Lee, NV Joaquin Castro, TX Lori Trahan, MA

(As of 1/30/2019)

Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee help.senate.gov

Republicans Democrats Lamar Alexander TN, Chairman Patty Murray WA, Ranking Member Michael B. Enzi, WY Bernard Sanders, VT Richard Burr, NC Robert P. Casey Jr., PA Johnny Isakson, GA Tammy Baldwin, WI Rand Paul, KY Christopher Murphy, CT Susan M. Collins, ME Elizabeth Warren, MA Bill Cassidy, LA Tim Kaine, VA Pat Roberts, KS Maggie Hassan, NH Lisa Murkowski, AK Tina Smith, MN Tim Scott, SC Doug Jones, AL Mitt Romney, UT Jacky Rosen, NV Mike Braun, IN

(As of 1/30/2019)

House Ways and Means Committee waysandmeans.house.gov

Democrats Republicans Richard Neal, MA, Chairman Kevin Brady, TX, Ranking Member John Lewis, GA Devin Nunes, CA Lloyd Doggett, TX Vern Buchanan, FL Mike Thompson, CA Adrian M. Smith, NE John Larson, CT Kenny Marchant, TX Earl Blumenauer, OR Tom Reed, NY Ron Kind, WI Mike Kelly, PA Bill Pascrell, NJ George Holding, NC Danny K. Davis, IL Jason Smith, MO Linda Sanchez, CA Tom Rice, SC Brian Higgins, NY David Schweikert, AZ Terri Sewell, AL Jackie Walorski, IN Suzan DelBene, WA Darin LaHood, IL Judy Chu, CA Brad Wenstrup, OH Gwen Moore, WI Daniel Kildee, MI Brendan Boyle, PA Don Beyer, VA Dwight Evans, PA Bradley Scott Schneider, IL Thomas Suozzi, NY Jimmy Panetta, CA Stephanie Murphy, FL Jimmy Gomez, CA Steven Horsford, NV

(As of 1/20/2019)

Senate Finance Committee finance.senate.gov

Republicans Democrats Charles E. Grassley, IA, Chairman Ron Wyden OR, Ranking Member Michael D. Crapo, ID Debbie Stabenow, MI Pat Roberts, KS Maria Cantwell, WA Michael B. Enzi, WY Robert Menendez, NJ John Cornyn, TX Thomas R. Carper, DE John Thune, SD Benjamin L. Cardin, MD Richard Burr, NC Sherrod Brown, OH Johnny Isakson, GA Michael Bennet, CO Rob Portman, OH Robert P. Casey Jr., PA Pat Toomey, PA Mark Warner, VA Tim Scott, SC Sheldon Whitehouse, RI Bill Cassidy, LA Maggie Hassan, NH James Lankford, OK Catherine Cortez Masto, NV Steve Daines, MT Todd Young, IN

(As of 1/20/2019)

Guide to the American Alliance of Museums’ Legislative Record, 115th Congress (2018-Present)

This tracking system is an easy way for Alliance members and advocates to better follow their legislators’ actions. It should not be considered as an endorsement or condemnation of any member of Congress or any candidate for office. Legislators who took pro-museum action on one of the issues described below receive a check mark in the corresponding column.

House of Representatives

OMS Letter FY 2019—On March 19, 2018, 183 members wrote to the heads of the subcommittee that has jurisdiction over the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) appropriations. They requested that the Office of Museum Services (OMS) receive robust funding in FY 2019. Pro-museum Action: SIGN

IMLS Reauthorization Vote—On December 19, 2018, members passed The Museum and Library Services Act of 2018 (S. 3530) by a roll call vote of 331-28. The act, signed into law on December 31, 2018 (Public Law No: 115- 410), would reauthorize the agency for six years and contains many provisions supported by the museum field. Pro-museum Action: VOTE YES

IMLS Reauthorization Cosponsors—11 members in the 115th Congress took a leadership role and cosponsored The Museum and Library Services Act of 2018 (H.R. 6988). Pro-museum Action: COSPONSOR

NEH & NEA Budget Cut Amendment—On July 18, 2018, an amendment offered by Representative Glenn S. Grothman (R-WI-6th) that would have cut the budgets of each the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) by 15 percent was defeated by a roll call vote of 297-114. Pro-museum Action: VOTE NO

Senate

OMS Letter FY 2019—On April 30, 2018, 40 senators wrote to the heads of the subcommittee that has jurisdiction over the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) appropriations. Their letter requested that the Office of Museum Services (OMS) receive robust funding in FY 2019. Pro-museum Action: SIGN

IMLS Reauthorization Cosponsors—24 senators in the 115th Congress took a leadership role and cosponsored The Museum and Library Services Act of 2018 (S. 3530). The act, signed into law on December 31, 2018 (Public Law No: 115-410), would reauthorize the agency for six years and contains many provisions supported by the museum field. Pro-museum Action: COSPONSOR

Notes • “A-L” indicates the House member is an at-large representative for their entire state or territory. • “*” indicates new member of Congress. • “NV” indicates not voting. • The Alliance is also aware that some legislators send their own letter in support of the Office of Museum Services, or include OMS on a letter listing their priorities. These individual letters also help our cause. These legislators include Representatives Liz Cheney (R-WY), Sean Duffy (R-WI), Betty McCollum (D-MN), and Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA).

Updated 2/4/2019 U.S. Representatives

Last First Party State District OMS Letter FY 2019 IMLS Reauthorization Vote IMLS Reauth Cosponsors NEH & NEA Budget Cut Young Don R AK 1 ✓ ✓ ✓ Aderholt Robert R AL 4 ✓ ✓ Brooks Mo R AL 5 ✓ Byrne Bradley R AL 1 ✓ Palmer Gary R AL 6 Roby Martha R AL 2 ✓ NV Rogers Michael R AL 3 ✓ Sewell Terri D AL 7 ✓ ✓ Crawford Rick R AR 1 ✓ ✓ Hill French R AR 2 ✓ ✓ Westerman Bruce R AR 4 ✓ Womack Steve R AR 3 ✓ ✓ Radewagen Aumua Amata Coleman R AS 1 Biggs Andy R AZ 5 Gallego Ruben D AZ 7 ✓ ✓ ✓ Gosar Paul R AZ 4 Grijalva Raul D AZ 3 ✓ NV ✓ ✓ Kirkpatrick* Ann D AZ 2 * * * * Lesko Debbie R AZ 8 O'Halleran Tom D AZ 1 ✓ ✓ ✓ Schweikert David R AZ 6 Stanton* Greg D AZ 9 * * * * Aguilar Pete D CA 31 ✓ ✓ Barragan Nanette Diaz D CA 44 ✓ ✓ Bass Karen D CA 37 ✓ ✓ NV Bera Ami D CA 7 ✓ ✓ Brownley Julia D CA 26 ✓ ✓ ✓ Calvert Ken R CA 42 ✓ ✓ Carbajal Salud D CA 24 ✓ ✓ ✓ Cardenas Tony D CA 29 ✓ NV NV Chu Judy D CA 27 ✓ ✓ ✓ Cisneros* Gilbert Ray D CA 39 * * * * Cook Paul R CA 8 ✓ ✓ Correa Luis D CA 46 ✓ ✓ ✓ Costa Jim D CA 16 NV ✓ Cox* TJ D CA 21 * * * * Davis Susan D CA 53 ✓ ✓ ✓ DeSaulnier Mark D CA 11 ✓ ✓ ✓ U.S. Representatives

Last First Party State District OMS Letter FY 2019 IMLS Reauthorization Vote IMLS Reauth Cosponsors NEH & NEA Budget Cut Eshoo Anna D CA 18 ✓ ✓ ✓ Garamendi John D CA 3 ✓ ✓ ✓ Gomez Jimmy D CA 34 ✓ ✓ ✓ Harder* Josh D CA 10 * * * * Hill* Katie D CA 25 * * * * Huffman Jared D CA 2 ✓ ✓ ✓ Hunter Duncan R CA 50 ✓ Khanna Ro D CA 17 ✓ ✓ LaMalfa Doug R CA 1 ✓ Lee Barbara D CA 13 ✓ ✓ ✓ Levin* Mike D CA 49 * * * * Lieu Ted D CA 33 ✓ ✓ ✓ Lofgren Zoe D CA 19 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Lowenthal Alan D CA 47 ✓ NV ✓ Matsui Doris Okada D CA 6 ✓ ✓ ✓ McCarthy Kevin R CA 23 ✓ McClintock Tom R CA 4 McNerney Jerry D CA 9 ✓ ✓ ✓ Napolitano Grace D CA 32 ✓ ✓ Nunes Devin R CA 22 NV Panetta Jimmy D CA 20 ✓ ✓ ✓ Pelosi Nancy D CA 12 ✓ ✓ Peters Scott D CA 52 ✓ ✓ ✓ Porter* Katie D CA 45 * * * * Rouda* Harley D CA 48 * * * * Roybal-Allard Lucille D CA 40 Sent own letter ✓ ✓ Ruiz Raul D CA 36 ✓ ✓ Sanchez Linda D CA 38 ✓ ✓ ✓ Schiff Adam D CA 28 ✓ ✓ ✓ Sherman Brad D CA 30 ✓ ✓ Speier Jackie D CA 14 ✓ NV NV Swalwell Eric D CA 15 ✓ NV ✓ Takano Mark D CA 41 ✓ ✓ ✓ Thompson Mike D CA 5 ✓ ✓ ✓ Torres Norma D CA 35 ✓ ✓ Vargas Juan D CA 51 ✓ ✓ Waters Maxine D CA 43 ✓ ✓ Buck Ken R CO 4 U.S. Representatives

Last First Party State District OMS Letter FY 2019 IMLS Reauthorization Vote IMLS Reauth Cosponsors NEH & NEA Budget Cut Crow* Jason D CO 6 * * * * DeGette Diana D CO 1 ✓ ✓ ✓ Lamborn Doug R CO 5 ✓ ✓ Neguse* Joseph D CO 2 * * * * Perlmutter Ed D CO 7 ✓ ✓ ✓ Tipton Scott R CO 3 ✓ ✓ ✓ Courtney Joseph D CT 2 ✓ ✓ ✓ DeLauro Rosa D CT 3 ✓ ✓ Hayes* Jahana D CT 5 * * * * Himes James D CT 4 ✓ ✓ ✓ Larson John D CT 1 ✓ ✓ ✓ Norton Eleanor Holmes D DC 1 ✓ Blunt Rochester Lisa D DE 1 ✓ ✓ ✓ Bilirakis Gus Michael R FL 12 ✓ ✓ Buchanan Vern R FL 16 NV ✓ Castor Katherine D FL 14 ✓ ✓ ✓ Crist Charles D FL 13 ✓ ✓ ✓ Demings Val Butler D FL 10 ✓ ✓ Deutch Theodore D FL 22 ✓ ✓ ✓ Diaz-Balart Mario R FL 25 ✓ ✓ Dunn Neal R FL 2 ✓ Frankel Lois D FL 21 ✓ ✓ Gaetz Matt R FL 1 NV Hastings Alcee D FL 20 ✓ ✓ ✓ Lawson Al D FL 5 ✓ ✓ ✓ Mast Brian R FL 18 ✓ ✓ Mucarsel-Powell* Debbie D FL 26 * * * * Murphy Stephanie D FL 7 ✓ ✓ ✓ Posey Bill R FL 8 ✓ Rooney Francis R FL 19 ✓ Rutherford John R FL 4 ✓ ✓ Shalala* Donna D FL 27 * * * * Soto Darren D FL 9 ✓ ✓ ✓ Spano* Ross R FL 15 * * * * Steube* Gregory R FL 17 * * * * Waltz* Michael R FL 6 * * * * Wasserman Schultz Debbie D FL 23 ✓ ✓ U.S. Representatives

Last First Party State District OMS Letter FY 2019 IMLS Reauthorization Vote IMLS Reauth Cosponsors NEH & NEA Budget Cut Webster Daniel R FL 11 ✓ Wilson Frederica D FL 24 ✓ NV ✓ Yoho Ted R FL 3 ✓ NV Allen Rick R GA 12 ✓ Bishop Sanford D GA 2 ✓ ✓ ✓ Carter Earl R GA 1 ✓ Collins Doug R GA 9 ✓ ✓ Ferguson Drew R GA 3 ✓ Graves Tom R GA 14 ✓ Hice Jody R GA 10 Johnson Hank D GA 4 ✓ ✓ ✓ Lewis John D GA 5 ✓ ✓ ✓ Loudermilk Barry R GA 11 ✓ McBath* Lucy D GA 6 * * * * Scott Austin R GA 8 ✓ Scott David D GA 13 ✓ NV ✓ Woodall Rob R GA 7 ✓ San Nicolas Michael D GU 1 Case* Edward D HI 1 * * * * Gabbard Tulsi D HI 2 ✓ NV ✓ Axne* Cynthia D IA 3 * * * * Finkenauer* Abby D IA 1 * * * * King Steven R IA 4 ✓ Loebsack David D IA 2 ✓ ✓ ✓ Fulcher* Russ R ID 1 * * * * Simpson Michael R ID 2 ✓ ✓ Bost Mike R IL 12 ✓ ✓ Bustos Cheri D IL 17 ✓ ✓ ✓ Casten* Sean D IL 6 * * * * Davis Danny D IL 7 ✓ ✓ ✓ Davis Rodney R IL 13 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Foster Bill D IL 11 ✓ NV ✓ Garcia* Chuy D IL 4 * * * * Kelly Robin D IL 2 ✓ ✓ ✓ Kinzinger Adam R IL 16 ✓ ✓ Krishnamoorthi Raja D IL 8 ✓ ✓ ✓ LaHood Darin R IL 18 ✓ ✓ Lipinski Daniel D IL 3 ✓ NV ✓ U.S. Representatives

Last First Party State District OMS Letter FY 2019 IMLS Reauthorization Vote IMLS Reauth Cosponsors NEH & NEA Budget Cut Quigley Michael D IL 5 ✓ ✓ ✓ Rush Bobby D IL 1 ✓ ✓ ✓ Schakowsky Janice D IL 9 ✓ ✓ ✓ Schneider Bradley D IL 10 ✓ ✓ ✓ Shimkus John R IL 15 ✓ ✓ Underwood* Lauren D IL 14 * * * * Baird* James R IN 4 * * * * Banks Jim R IN 3 ✓ Brooks Susan R IN 5 ✓ ✓ Bucshon Larry R IN 8 ✓ ✓ Carson Andre D IN 7 ✓ ✓ ✓ Hollingsworth Trey R IN 9 ✓ ✓ Pence* Greg R IN 6 * * * * Visclosky Peter D IN 1 ✓ ✓ Walorski Jackie R IN 2 ✓ ✓ Davids* Sharice D KS 3 * * * * Estes Ron R KS 4 ✓ Marshall Roger R KS 1 ✓ ✓ Watkins* Steven R KS 2 * * * * Barr Andy R KY 6 ✓ ✓ Comer James R KY 1 ✓ Guthrie Steven Brett R KY 2 ✓ Massie Thomas R KY 4 Rogers Harold R KY 5 ✓ ✓ Yarmuth John D KY 3 ✓ NV ✓ Abraham Ralph Lee R LA 5 NV Graves Garret R LA 6 ✓ Higgins Clay R LA 3 ✓ Johnson Mike R LA 4 Richmond Cedric D LA 2 ✓ ✓ NV Scalise Steve R LA 1 ✓ NV Clark Katherine D MA 5 ✓ ✓ Keating Bill D MA 9 ✓ NV ✓ Kennedy Joseph D MA 4 ✓ NV ✓ Lynch Stephen D MA 8 ✓ ✓ ✓ McGovern James D MA 2 ✓ ✓ ✓ Moulton Seth D MA 6 ✓ NV ✓ U.S. Representatives

Last First Party State District OMS Letter FY 2019 IMLS Reauthorization Vote IMLS Reauth Cosponsors NEH & NEA Budget Cut Neal Richard D MA 1 ✓ ✓ ✓ Pressley* Ayanna D MA 7 * * * * Trahan* Lori D MA 3 * * * * Brown Anthony D MD 4 ✓ ✓ ✓ Cummings Elijah D MD 7 ✓ ✓ Harris Andrew R MD 1 Hoyer Steny D MD 5 ✓ ✓ Raskin Jamie D MD 8 ✓ ✓ ✓ Ruppersberger Dutch D MD 2 ✓ ✓ ✓ Sarbanes John D MD 3 ✓ ✓ ✓ Trone* David D MD 6 * * * * Golden* Jared D ME 2 * * * * Pingree Chellie D ME 1 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Amash Justin R MI 3 Bergman Jack R MI 1 ✓ ✓ Dingell Debbie D MI 12 ✓ ✓ ✓ Huizenga Bill R MI 2 ✓ Kildee Daniel D MI 5 ✓ ✓ ✓ Lawrence Brenda D MI 14 ✓ ✓ ✓ Levin* Andy D MI 9 * * * * Mitchell Paul R MI 10 ✓ ✓ Moolenaar John R MI 4 ✓ ✓ Slotkin* Elissa D MI 8 * * * * Stevens* Haley D MI 11 * * * * Tlaib* Rashida D MI 13 * * * * Upton Fred R MI 6 ✓ ✓ Walberg Tim R MI 7 ✓ Craig* Angela D MN 2 * * * * Emmer Tom R MN 6 ✓ Hagedorn* Jim R MN 1 * * * * McCollum Betty D MN 4 Sent own letter ✓ ✓ Omar* Ilhan D MN 5 * * * * Peterson Collin D MN 7 ✓ ✓ NV Phillips* Dean D MN 3 * * * * Stauber* Peter R MN 8 * * * * Clay William Lacy D MO 1 ✓ ✓ ✓ Cleaver Emanuel D MO 5 ✓ ✓ ✓ U.S. Representatives

Last First Party State District OMS Letter FY 2019 IMLS Reauthorization Vote IMLS Reauth Cosponsors NEH & NEA Budget Cut Graves Sam R MO 6 ✓ Hartzler Vicky R MO 4 ✓ Long Billy R MO 7 ✓ ✓ Luetkemeyer Blaine R MO 3 ✓ Smith Jason R MO 8 ✓ Wagner Ann R MO 2 ✓ NV Sablan Gregorio Kilili Camacho I MP 1 ✓ Guest* Michael R MS 3 * * * * Kelly Trent R MS 1 ✓ Palazzo Steven R MS 4 ✓ ✓ Thompson Bennie D MS 2 NV ✓ Gianforte Greg R MT 1 ✓ ✓ Adams Alma D NC 12 ✓ ✓ ✓ Budd Theodore R NC 13 ✓ Butterfield G.K. D NC 1 ✓ ✓ ✓ Foxx Virginia R NC 5 ✓ Holding George R NC 2 ✓ Hudson Richard R NC 8 McHenry Patrick R NC 10 NV Meadows Mark R NC 11 ✓ Office vacant NC 9 Price David D NC 4 ✓ ✓ ✓ Rouzer David R NC 7 ✓ Walker Mark R NC 6 ✓ Armstrong* Kelly R ND 1 * * * * Bacon Donald R NE 2 ✓ ✓ Fortenberry Jeffrey R NE 1 ✓ ✓ Smith Adrian R NE 3 ✓ Kuster Ann D NH 2 ✓ ✓ ✓ Pappas* Christopher D NH 1 * * * * Gottheimer Joshua D NJ 5 ✓ ✓ ✓ Kim* Andy D NJ 3 * * * * Malinowski* Tom D NJ 7 * * * * Norcross Donald D NJ 1 ✓ ✓ ✓ Pallone Frank D NJ 6 ✓ ✓ ✓ Pascrell Bill D NJ 9 ✓ ✓ ✓ Payne Donald D NJ 10 ✓ ✓ ✓ U.S. Representatives

Last First Party State District OMS Letter FY 2019 IMLS Reauthorization Vote IMLS Reauth Cosponsors NEH & NEA Budget Cut Sherrill* Mikie D NJ 11 * * * * Sires Albio D NJ 8 ✓ ✓ ✓ Smith Christopher R NJ 4 ✓ ✓ Van Drew* Jefferson D NJ 2 * * * * Watson Coleman Bonnie D NJ 12 ✓ ✓ ✓ Haaland* Debra D NM 1 * * * * Lujan Ben Ray D NM 3 ✓ ✓ ✓ Torres Small* Xochitl D NM 2 * * * * Amodei Mark R NV 2 ✓ ✓ Horsford* Steven D NV 4 * * * * Lee* Suzanne D NV 3 * * * * Titus Dina D NV 1 ✓ ✓ ✓ Brindisi* Anthony D NY 22 * * * * Clarke Yvette Diane D NY 9 ✓ ✓ ✓ Collins Chris R NY 27 ✓ ✓ ✓ Delgado* Antonio D NY 19 * * * * Engel Eliot D NY 16 ✓ ✓ ✓ Espaillat Adriano D NY 13 ✓ ✓ ✓ Higgins Brian D NY 26 ✓ ✓ ✓ Jeffries Hakeem D NY 8 ✓ ✓ ✓ Katko John R NY 24 ✓ ✓ ✓ King Peter R NY 2 NV ✓ Lowey Nita D NY 17 ✓ ✓ Maloney Carolyn D NY 12 ✓ ✓ ✓ Maloney Sean Patrick D NY 18 ✓ ✓ ✓ Meeks Gregory D NY 5 ✓ ✓ ✓ Meng Grace D NY 6 ✓ ✓ Morelle* Joseph D NY 25 * ✓ * * Nadler Jerrold D NY 10 ✓ ✓ ✓ Ocasio-Cortez* Alexandria D NY 14 * * * * Reed Tom R NY 23 ✓ ✓ Rice Kathleen D NY 4 ✓ NV ✓ Rose* Max D NY 11 * * * * Serrano Jose D NY 15 ✓ ✓ Stefanik Elise R NY 21 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Suozzi Thomas D NY 3 ✓ ✓ Tonko Paul D NY 20 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Velazquez Nydia D NY 7 ✓ ✓ ✓ U.S. Representatives

Last First Party State District OMS Letter FY 2019 IMLS Reauthorization Vote IMLS Reauth Cosponsors NEH & NEA Budget Cut Zeldin Lee R NY 1 ✓ ✓ Balderson Troy R OH 12 NV Beatty Joyce D OH 3 ✓ ✓ ✓ Chabot Steven R OH 1 ✓ Davidson Warren R OH 8 Fudge Marcia D OH 11 ✓ ✓ ✓ Gibbs Bob R OH 7 ✓ Gonzalez* Anthony R OH 16 * * * * Johnson Bill R OH 6 ✓ ✓ Jordan James R OH 4 Joyce David R OH 14 ✓ ✓ Kaptur Marcy D OH 9 ✓ ✓ Latta Robert R OH 5 ✓ Ryan Tim D OH 13 ✓ ✓ Stivers Steve R OH 15 ✓ ✓ Turner Michael R OH 10 ✓ ✓ ✓ Wenstrup Brad R OH 2 ✓ Cole Tom R OK 4 ✓ ✓ ✓ Hern* Kevin R OK 1 * ✓ * * Horn* Kendra D OK 5 * * * * Lucas Frank R OK 3 ✓ ✓ Mullin Markwayne R OK 2 ✓ Blumenauer Earl D OR 3 ✓ NV ✓ Bonamici Suzanne D OR 1 ✓ ✓ ✓ DeFazio Peter D OR 4 ✓ ✓ ✓ Schrader Kurt D OR 5 ✓ ✓ Walden Greg R OR 2 ✓ ✓ Boyle Brendan D PA 2 ✓ NV ✓ Cartwright Matthew D PA 8 ✓ ✓ Dean* Madeleine D PA 4 * * * * Doyle Michael D PA 18 ✓ ✓ ✓ Evans Dwight D PA 3 ✓ ✓ ✓ Fitzpatrick Brian R PA 1 ✓ ✓ ✓ Houlahan* Christina D PA 6 * * * * Joyce* John R PA 13 * * * * Kelly Mike R PA 16 ✓ ✓ Lamb Conor D PA 17 ✓ ✓ U.S. Representatives

Last First Party State District OMS Letter FY 2019 IMLS Reauthorization Vote IMLS Reauth Cosponsors NEH & NEA Budget Cut Meuser* Daniel R PA 9 * * * * Perry Scott R PA 10 Reschenthaler* Guy R PA 14 * * * * Scanlon* Mary D PA 5 * ✓ * * Smucker Lloyd R PA 11 ✓ Thompson Glenn R PA 15 ✓ ✓ ✓ Wild* Susan D PA 7 * * * * Gonzalez-Colon Jenniffer R PR 1 ✓ Cicilline David D RI 1 ✓ ✓ ✓ Langevin James D RI 2 ✓ ✓ ✓ Clyburn James D SC 6 ✓ ✓ Cunningham* Joe D SC 1 * * * * Duncan Jeff R SC 3 NV NV Norman Ralph R SC 5 ✓ Rice Tom R SC 7 Timmons* William R SC 4 * * * * Wilson Joe R SC 2 ✓ ✓ Johnson* Dustin R SD 1 * * * * Burchett* Tim R TN 2 * * * * Cohen Stephen D TN 9 ✓ ✓ ✓ Cooper James D TN 5 ✓ ✓ DesJarlais Scott R TN 4 ✓ Fleischmann Chuck R TN 3 ✓ ✓ Green* Mark R TN 7 * * * * Kustoff David R TN 8 ✓ Roe Phil R TN 1 ✓ Rose* John R TN 6 * * * * Allred* Colin D TX 32 * * * * Arrington Jodey R TX 19 ✓ Babin Brian R TX 36 ✓ Brady Kevin R TX 8 ✓ Burgess Michael R TX 26 ✓ Carter John R TX 31 ✓ ✓ Castro Joaquin D TX 20 ✓ ✓ Cloud Michael R TX 27 ✓ Conaway Michael R TX 11 ✓ ✓ Crenshaw* Dan R TX 2 * * * * U.S. Representatives

Last First Party State District OMS Letter FY 2019 IMLS Reauthorization Vote IMLS Reauth Cosponsors NEH & NEA Budget Cut Cuellar Henry D TX 28 ✓ ✓ Doggett Lloyd D TX 35 ✓ ✓ ✓ Escobar* Veronica D TX 16 * * * * Fletcher* Lizzie D TX 7 * * * * Flores Bill R TX 17 NV Garcia* Sylvia D TX 29 * * * * Gohmert Louie R TX 1 ✓ Gonzalez Vicente D TX 15 ✓ Gooden* Lance R TX 5 * * * * Granger Kay R TX 12 ✓ ✓ Green Al D TX 9 ✓ ✓ ✓ Hurd Will R TX 23 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Jackson Lee Sheila D TX 18 ✓ ✓ ✓ Johnson Eddie Bernice D TX 30 ✓ ✓ ✓ Marchant Kenny R TX 24 NV McCaul Michael R TX 10 ✓ ✓ Olson Pete R TX 22 NV ✓ Ratcliffe John R TX 4 NV ✓ Roy* Chip R TX 21 * * * * Taylor* Van R TX 3 * * * * Thornberry Mac R TX 13 NV ✓ Veasey Marc D TX 33 ✓ ✓ ✓ Vela Filemon D TX 34 ✓ NV ✓ Weber Randy R TX 14 ✓ Williams Roger R TX 25 ✓ ✓ Wright* Ron R TX 6 * * * * Bishop Rob R UT 1 ✓ Curtis John R UT 3 ✓ McAdams* Ben D UT 4 * * * * Stewart Chris R UT 2 ✓ ✓ Beyer Donald D VA 8 ✓ ✓ ✓ Cline* Benjamin R VA 6 * * * * Connolly Gerald D VA 11 ✓ ✓ ✓ Griffith Morgan R VA 9 ✓ Luria* Elaine D VA 2 * * * * McEachin Donald D VA 4 ✓ ✓ ✓ Riggleman* Denver R VA 5 * * * * Scott Robert "Bobby" D VA 3 ✓ ✓ ✓ U.S. Representatives

Last First Party State District OMS Letter FY 2019 IMLS Reauthorization Vote IMLS Reauth Cosponsors NEH & NEA Budget Cut Spanberger* Abigail D VA 7 * * * * Wexton* Jennifer D VA 10 * * * * Wittman Robert R VA 1 ✓ Plaskett Stacey D VI 1 ✓ Welch Peter D VT 1 ✓ ✓ ✓ DelBene Suzan D WA 1 ✓ ✓ ✓ Heck Denny D WA 10 ✓ ✓ ✓ Herrera Beutler Jaime R WA 3 ✓ ✓ Jayapal Pramila D WA 7 ✓ ✓ ✓ Kilmer Derek D WA 6 ✓ ✓ Larsen Rick D WA 2 ✓ ✓ McMorris Rodgers Cathy R WA 5 ✓ Newhouse Dan R WA 4 ✓ ✓ Schrier* Kim D WA 8 * * * * Smith Adam D WA 9 ✓ ✓ ✓ Duffy Sean R WI 7 Sent own letter ✓ ✓ Gallagher Mike R WI 8 ✓ Grothman Glenn R WI 6 Kind Ron D WI 3 ✓ NV ✓ Moore Gwen D WI 4 ✓ ✓ ✓ Pocan Mark D WI 2 NV ✓ Sensenbrenner James R WI 5 Steil* Bryan R WI 1 * * * * McKinley David R WV 1 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Miller* Carol R WV 3 * * * * Mooney Alexander R WV 2 ✓ Cheney Liz R WY 1 Sent own letter ✓ ✓ U.S. Senators

Last First Party State OMS IMLS Murkowski Lisa R AK  Sullivan Daniel R AK  Shelby Richard R AL Jones Doug D AL  Boozman John R AR Cotton Tom R AR Sinema* Kyrsten D AZ * * McSally* Martha R AZ * * Feinstein Dianne D CA  Harris Kamala D CA Bennet Michael D CO Gardner Cory R CO Blumenthal Richard D CT   Murphy Christopher D CT  Carper Thomas D DE Coons Christopher D DE   Rubio Marco R FL Scott* Rick R FL * * Isakson Johnny R GA Perdue David R GA Schatz Brian D HI  Hirono Mazie D HI   Grassley Charles R IA Ernst Joni R IA Crapo Michael R ID Risch James R ID Durbin Richard D IL  Duckworth Tammy D IL   Young Todd R IN Braun* Mike R IN * * Roberts Pat R KS Moran Jerry R KS McConnell Mitch R KY Paul Rand R KY Cassidy Bill R LA Kennedy John R LA Warren Elizabeth D MA   Markey Edward D MA  Cardin Benjamin D MD   Van Hollen Christopher D MD   Collins Susan R ME  King Angus I ME   Stabenow Debbie D MI   Peters Gary D MI   Klobuchar Amy D MN   Smith Tina D MN   Blunt Roy R MO Hawley* Josh R MO * * Wicker Roger R MS  Hyde-Smith* Cindy R MS * * U.S. Senators

Last First Party State Tester Jon D MT   Daines Steve R MT Burr Richard R NC Tillis Thom R NC Hoeven John R ND Cramer* Kevin R ND * * Fischer Deb R NE Sasse Ben R NE Shaheen Jeanne D NH  Hassan Maggie D NH   Menendez Robert D NJ  Booker Cory D NJ   Udall Tom D NM Heinrich Martin D NM  Cortez Masto Catherine D NV  Rosen* Jacklyn D NV * * Schumer Charles D NY Gillibrand Kirsten D NY   Brown Sherrod D OH  Portman Rob R OH Inhofe James R OK Lankford James R OK Wyden Ron D OR  Merkley Jeffrey D OR  Casey Robert D PA   Toomey Pat R PA Reed Jack D RI   Whitehouse Sheldon D RI   Graham Lindsey R SC Scott Tim R SC Thune John R SD Rounds Mike R SD Alexander Lamar R TN Blackburn* Marsha R TN * * Cornyn John R TX Cruz Ted R TX Lee Michael R UT Romney* Mitt R UT * * Warner Mark D VA Kaine Tim D VA   Leahy Patrick D VT Sanders Bernard I VT  Murray Patty D WA Cantwell Maria D WA  Johnson Ron R WI Baldwin Tammy D WI  Manchin Joe D WV  Capito Shelley Moore R WV Enzi Michael R WY Barrasso John R WY NOTES Attendee List Attendee List (as of 1/30/19)

ARKANSAS Amanda Colclasure Youth Education Coordinator Old State House Museum Little Rock AR ARIZONA Chevy Humphrey President & CEO Arizona Science Center Phoenix AZ Leland Peterson Chair Museum Trustee Association (MTA) Phoenix AZ Brenda Abney Director Museum Association of Arizona / Tempe Arts & Culture Tempe AZ CALIFORNIA Alex Rasic Director of Public Programs Workman & Temple Family Homestead Museum City of Industry CA Lisa Eriksen Principal Lisa Eriksen Consulting Oakland CA Kelly McKinley Deputy Director Oakland Museum of California Oakland CA Michael Shanklin Chief Executive Officer Kidspace Children's Museum Pasadena CA Elsa Bailey Director/Principal Elsa Bailey Consulting Pleasant Hill CA Peter Gagnon Investment Committee Chair Southern California Railroad Museum Riverside CA Paul Hammond Independent Museum Professional Independent Museum Professional Riverside CA Danny Jaimez Student GWU Museum Education Program San Pedro CA Kevin Cabrera Executive Director Heritage Museum of Orange County Santa Ana CA COLORADO Jessica Brunecky Director of Visitor Experience Colorado-Wyoming Association of Museums Boulder CO Kristin Bassuener Director of Communications Denver Art Museum Denver CO Nessa Kerr Collections Manager University of Denver Denver CO Stefani Pendergast Assistant Collections Manager Colorado-Wyoming Association of Museums Denver CO Shannon Robb Communications and Public Affairs Coordinator Denver Art Museum Denver CO Stephen Whittington Executive Director National Mining Hall of Fame Leadville CO CONNECTICUT Laurie Pasteryak Lamarre Curator Fairfield Museum Fairfield CT Katherine Kane Executive Director Emerita Harriet Beecher Stowe Center Hartford CT Pieter Roos Executive Director The Mark Twain House and Museum Hartford CT Catherine Fields Executive Director Litchfield Historical Society Litchfield CT Scott Wands Manager of Grants and Programs Connecticut Humanities Middletown CT Susan Funk Executive VP/COO Mystic Seaport Museum Mystic CT Nicole Carpenter Director, Programs & Education Westport Historical Society Westport CT Nick Foster Membership & Collections Coordinator Wilton Historical Society Wilton CT DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Madeline Bumpass Student George Washington University Washington DC Michael Davidson Student George Washington University Washington DC Patrick Davis Vice President SMI Washington DC Andy Finch Director of Policy Association of Art Museum Directors Washington DC Stephany Fry Student GWU Museum Education Program Washington DC Eleanor Hein Graduate Student GWU-MEP Washington DC Hannah Hirschhorn Graduate Student GWU Museum Education Program Washington DC Lori Kartchner Programs Associate The George Washington Museum and The Textile Museum Washington DC QINGQING LIU STUDENT GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY Washington DC Kiernan McGowan Lead Guide Museum Hack Washington DC Harriet McNamee Lecturer Georgetown University Art & Museum Studies Washington DC Silvana Oderisi Student George Washington University Washington DC Victoria Potucek Grants Writer The Phillips Collection Washington DC Ruth Seyler Meetings and Advocacy Director American Institute for Conservation Washington DC Rachel Smilow Program Manager Childrens National Washington DC Carol Stapp, PhD Director Museum Education Program-GWU Washington DC Auntaneshia Staveloz Supervistory Program Manager National Museum of African American History and Culture Washington DC Scott Teixeira Sr. Associate Hartman-Cox Architects Washington DC Kelsey Timpone Student George Washington University Washington DC John Wetenhall Director The George Washington University Museum Washington DC Caroline Wolfson DC City Lead and Tour Guide Museum Hack Washington DC DELAWARE Ryan Grover Curator Biggs Museum of American Art Dover DE Regina Lynch Curator of Community and Academic Programs Biggs Museum of American Art Dover DE FLORIDA Douglas Jones Director Florida Museum of Natural History Gainsville FL Jacqueline Crucet Associate Director National Parks Conservation Association Hollywood FL Nikki Smith Director of Development Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens Jacksonville FL Bruce Williams Development Officer Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens Jacksonville FL GEORGIA Susan Perry Executive Director Southeastern Museums Conference Atlanta GA Susan Welsh Executive Director Museum of Arts & Sciences Macon GA Matthew Davis Director of Historic Museums Georgia Association of Museums and Galleries Milledgeville GA HAWAII Gabbi Lee Student George Washington Museum Studies Cailua HI Jillian Magee Student Hawaii Pacific University Kailua HI ILLINOIS Jennifer Baader VP of Government Affairs Brookfield Zoo - Chicago Zoological Society Brookfield IL Christine Donovan Regional Director Northern Trust Chicago IL Marybeth Johnson VP, Government Relations & External Affairs Lincoln Park Zoo Chicago IL Shannon Lindgren Director of Government and Foundation Giving Museum of Science and Industry Chicago IL Marc Miller VP, Chief Marketing & Development Officer Chicago Academy of Sciences / Peggy Notebaert Nature Chicago IL Museum Donna Sack Vice President Naper Settlement Naperville IL Rena Tamayo-Calabrese President and CEO Naper Settlement-Naperville Heritage Society Naperville IL Bonnie Styles Executive Director Association of Science Museum Directors Springfield IL Matthew Toland Director, International Preservation Studies Center Illinois Association of Museums Springfield IL INDIANA Charity Counts Executive Director Association of Midwest Museums Indianapolis IN Kristen Bellisario, PhD Postdoc Center for Global Soundscapes / Purdue University West Lafayette IN KANSAS Zan Popp President Kansas Museums Association Topeka KS Lisa Dodson Executive Director Kansas Museums Association Witchita KS KENTUCKY Aaron Genton Collections Manager Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill Harrodsburg KY Eric Brooks Curator/Site Manager The Kentucky Museum and Heritage Alliance Lexington KY LOUISIANA Piper Browne Senior Marketing Manager Blackbaud, Inc. Lafayette LA MASSACHUSETTS Margaret Winikates Director of Engagement New England Museum Association Arlington MA Dan Yaeger Executive Director New England Museum Association Arlington MA Charlayne Murrell-Smith VP External Relations Boston Children's Museum Boston MA Jennifer Novotney Public Programs Coordinator MIT Museum Cambridge MA Harold Closter Trustee Plimoth Plantation Plymouth MA Kathryn LaPrad Director, Special Projects Plimoth Plantation Plymouth MA Claire Blechman Digital Asset Manager Peabody Essex Museum Salem MA Kathleen Corcoran Director of Institutional Giving Peabody Essex Museum Salem MA MARYLAND Bill Cogar Executive Director Historic Naval Ships Association, Inc. Annapolis MD Matt Maher Development Specialist Port Discovery Children's Museum Baltimore MD Christina McLoughlin Grants Director Port Discovery Children's Museum Baltimore MD Katarina Ziegler Director of Institutional Giving The Walters Art Museum Baltimore MD Abbie Chessler Founding Partner, CEO Quatrefoil Associates Laurel MD Gregory Nedved President National Museum of Language Severna Park MD Josh Brandwein Government Affairs Coordinator Association of Zoos & Aquariums Silver Spring MD Jennifer Keaton Vice President, Congressional Affairs Association of Zoos & Aquariums Silver Spring MD Gaby Wilson Graduate Student GWU MEP Silver Spring MD Pete Lesher Chief Curator Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum St. Michaels MD MAINE Cinnamon Catlin-Legutko President/CEO Abbe Museum Bar Harbor ME Angela Raup Manager of Guest Experience Abbe Museum Bar Harbor ME MICHIGAN Sanam Arab Manager of Patron Services University of Michigan Ann Arbor MI Deborah Harmon Consultant Michigan Museums Association Bellaire MI Lisa Craig Brisson Executive Director Michigan Museums Association Cheboygan MI Louise Beck Conservator The Henry Ford Dearborn MI George Moroz Special Assistant to the President The Henry Ford Dearborn MI Cassandra Byrd Chief Learning Officer Michigan Science Center Detroit MI Andrew Camden Emeritus Director Detroit Institute of Arts & Museum Trustee Assoc. Grosse Pointe MI Ricki Levine Executive Director Holland Museum Holland MI Connie Locker VerHulst Education & Outreach Manager Holland Museum Holland MI Claire Johnston Membership Assistant Michigan Museums Association Lowell MI Erin Schmitz Program Manager Historic Sites Lakeshore Museum Center Muskegon MI Ray Corbin Development Michigan Science Center Troy MI MINNESOTA Adrienne Wiseman Director of Marketing Bell Museum of Natural History Saint Paul MN Denise Young Executive Director Bell Museum Saint Paul MN Ford Bell Retired Retired Wayzata MN MISSOURI Linda Endersby Board Member Missouri Association for Museums and Archives Columbia MO Candace Sall Past President Missouri Association for Museums and Archives Columbia MO MONTANA Matt Lautzenheiser Executive Director The Historical Museum at Fort Missoula Missoula MT Carolyn Thompson Assistant Director The Historical Museum at Fort Missoula Missoula MT NORTH CAROLINA Catherine Horne President & CEO Discovery Place Charlotte NC Margaret Benjamin Museum Trustee Weatherspoon Art Museum Greensboro NC Nancy Doll Director Weatherspoon Art Museum Greensboro NC Scott Warren Vice President North Carolina Museums Council Pineville NC Rebekah Fitzgerald Communications Chair North Carolina Museums Council Raleigh NC NEBRASKA Deb Arenz Executive Director Mountain-Plains Museums Association - MPMA Lincoln NE NEW JERSEY Sean Blinn Programming Director Heritage Trail Association Bedminster NJ Mackenzie Tansey Student Drexel University Burlington NJ Dr. Cleveland Johnson Executive Director Morris Museum Morristown NJ Natasha Baruah Internship Program Coordinator The Newark Museum Newark NJ Richard Paz Intern The Newark Museum Newark NJ Randy Semexant Intern The Newark Museum Newark NJ Jennifer Zuniga Intern The Newark Museum Newark NJ Amy Hollander Strategic Planner NSVC / Cloud Mill, LLC. Phillipsburg NJ Pete Watson Past President ALHFAM Summit NJ NEW MEXICO Adrienne Boggs President New Mexico Association of Museums Farmington NM Gretchen Gurtler Director, Ghost Ranch Museums New Mexico Association of Museums Tucumcari NM NEVADA Andrew Belanger Director, Public Services Springs Preserve Las Vegas NV Bruno Bowles Manager Springs Preserve Las Vegas NV Julie Wilcox Director Springs Preserve Las Vegas NV Arthur Wolf Founder & Principal WOLF Consulting Las Vegas NV Cree Zischke Director Strategic Initiatives National Test Site Historical Foundation Las Vegas NV Garrett Barmore Museum Curator W. M. Keck Museum Reno NV NEW YORK Rachel Bournique MANY Administrator Museum Association of New York Albany NY Bill Tobler Chairman of the Board Albany Firefighter's Museum Albany NY Ann Peconie Executive Director Walter Elwood Museum of the Mohawk Valley Amsterdam NY Zachary Finn Education & Outreach Coordinator Seward House Museum Auburn NY Allison Hinman Director of Development Seward House Museum Auburn NY Mitch Maniccia Facilities Manager Seward House Museum Auburn NY Elizabeth (Meg) Williams Writer Freelance Buffalo NY Robert Cassetti Sr Director, Creative Services Corning Museum of Glass Corning NY Dan DeRusha Manager of Institutional Giving Corning Museum of Glass Corning NY Kate Swanson Interpretation and Public Engagement Educator The Rockwell Museum Corning NY Karol Wight President & Executive Dir Corning Museum of Glass Corning NY Dean Briere Executive Director Sciencenter Ithaca NY Catherine Kawalek Principal ArtsResearchNYC Mt. Vernon NY Chris Anagnos Executive Director Association of Art Museum Directors New York NY Lynda Kennedy VP of Education and Evaluation Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum New York NY Emily Koller-Apelskog Student GWU Museum Education Program New York NY Nick Obourn Director of Communications College Art Association - CAA New York NY Hunter O'Hanian Executive Director College Art Association - CAA New York NY Tom Schuler Chief Government Affairs Officer Metropolitan Museum Of Art New York NY Alison Wade Chief Administrator Association of Art Museum Directors New York NY Stephanie Yao Program Manager Association of Art Museum Directors New York NY Ana Kimber Staff / Student Mid-Hudson Children's Museum Poughkeepsie NY Lara Litchfield-Kimber Executive Director Mid-Hudson Children's Museum Poughkeepsie NY Tracy Kay Executive Director Westchester Children's Museum Rye NY Megan Eves Social Media Coordinator Museum Association of New York Troy NY Erika Sanger Executive Director Museum Association of New York Troy NY Suzanne LeBlanc President Long Island Children's Museum Garden City NY OHIO Sandi Phillips Grant Writer Akron Zoo Akron OH Jillian Decker Museum Assistant Massillon Museum Canton OH Elizabeth Pierce President & CEO Cincinnati Museum Center at Union Terminal Cincinnati OH John Luchin Treasurer Ohio Museums Association Columbus OH Johnna McEntee Executive Director Ohio Museums Association Columbus OH Elizabeth Brown Executive Director Decorative Arts Center of Ohio Lancaster OH Judith Oppenheimer External Relations Manager Decorative Arts Center of Ohio Lancaster OH Alexandra Coon Executive Director Massillon Museum Massillon OH Brian Phillips Operations Officer Massillon Museum Massillon OH Meghan Reed Executive Director Trumbull County Historical Society Warren OH OKLAHOMA Brenda Granger Executive Director Oklahoma Museums Association Edmond OK Amy Lauver Student GWU Museum Education Program Oklahoma City OK Bill Bryans Board Member Oklahoma Museums Association Stillwater OK Jason Jones Executive Director Western Museums Association Tulsa OK Richard Ellwanger Executive Director Oklahoma Museums Association Wewoka OK OREGON Timothy Hecox Federal Grants Coordinator Oregon Museum of Science and Industry Portland OR Ruth Shelly Executive Director Portland Children's Museum Portland OR PENNSYLVANIA Greta Brunschwyler Executive Director Briar Bush Nature Center Abington PA Richard Doran Marketing and Communications Manager American Public Gardens Association Kennett Square PA Jahna Auerbach Student Drexel University Philadelphia PA Caitlin Bellet Graduate Student Drexel University - Arts Administration Philadelphia PA Anna Deych President Nonprofit Consulting Philadelphia PA Shakreeya Dillard Museum Leadership Drexel University Philadelphia PA Vee Genzano Graduate Assistant Drexel University Philadelphia PA Molly McGuire Graduate Student Drexel University Philadelphia PA Sarah Stalter Grad Student Drexel University Philadelphia PA Julie Steiner Director of Retail Operations Barnes Foundation Philadelphia PA Michael Cmar Government Affairs Manager Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium Pittsburgh PA Angela Colasanti Owner VIELÄ Jewelry Uwchland PA Mary Ellen Snyder Exacutive Director National Scenic Visitor's Center Zionsville PA Amanda Matta Graduate Student Drexel University Museum Leadership Program Philadelphia PA Matthew Kambic President of Board National Scenic Visitors Center Zionsville PA RHODE ISLAND Sara Berkovec Registrar International Tennis Hall of Fame & Museum Newport RI SOUTH CAROLINA Michael Scott Site Manager South Carolina Federation of Museums Beech Island SC Kevin Russell Practice Manager Blackbaud, Inc. Charleston SC Zinnia Willits Director of Collections and Op Gibbes Museum of Art Charleston SC Fielding Freed Director of Museums Historic Columbia Columbia SC Allison Marsh Coordinator, Public History Program University of South Carolina Columbia SC Peri Bailey Student Advocate University of South Carolina Columbia SC Claire Chabot Student Advocate University of South Carolina Columbia SC Amanda Eure Student Advocate University of South Carolina Columbia SC Sarah Eustis Student Advocate University of South Carolina Columbia SC Olivia Halvorson Student Advocate University of South Carolina Columbia SC Abby Holdeman Student Advocate University of South Carolina Columbia SC Lexi Johnston Student Advocate University of South Carolina Columbia SC AJ Karp Student Advocate University of South Carolina Columbia SC Pranathi Meda Student Advocate University of South Carolina Columbia SC Celine Peksenar Student Advocate University of South Carolina Columbia SC Catherine Shirer Student Advocate University of South Carolina Columbia SC Emily Smith Student Advocate University of South Carolina Columbia SC Rose Steptoe Student Advocate University of South Carolina Columbia SC Alexandra Tamura Student Advocate University of South Carolina Columbia SC Frank Webb Student Advocate University of South Carolina Columbia SC Christopher Wu Student Advocate University of South Carolina Columbia SC TENNESSEE Terri Freeman President National Civil Rights Museum Memphis TN Faith Morris Chief Marketing & External Affairs Officer National Civil Rights Museum Memphis TN John Dichtl President & CEO American Association for State and Local History Nashville TN Natalie Flammia Continuing Education Manager American Association for State and Local History Nashville TN TEXAS Alexander Freeman Executive Director Texas Association of Museums Austin TX Ruth Ann Rugg Director of Special Projects Texas Association of Museums / COSMA Fort Worth TX Cliff Vanderpool Director of External Affairs Amon Carter Museum of American Art Fort Worth TX Bob LaPrelle CEO, Museum of the American Railroad HeritageRail Alliance Frisco TX Dreanna Belden Past President / Museum Advocate Texas Association of Museums Highland Village TX Desmond Bertrand Executive Director Buffalo Soldiers National Museum Houston TX William Harris President and CEO Space Center Houston Houston TX Jenny Moore Director The Chinati Foundation Marfa TX Kathy Shannon Executive Director PETROLEUM MUSEUM Midland TX Howard Taylor Director San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts San Angelo TX UTAH Katherine Seastrand Student GWU Museum Education Program Salt Lake City UT VIRGINIA Erich Brubaker Renegade Tour Guide Museum Hack Alexandria VA Brendan Cartwright Project Manager, Special Initiatives Association of Children's Museums Arlington VA Hannah Hicks Emerging Museum Professional Arlington VA Laura Grant Student George Washington University Arlington VA Esther Mackintosh President Federation of State Humanities Councils Arlington VA Jeannette Thomas Senior Director, Development and Advocacy Association of Children's Museums Arlington VA Andrew Hamilton Exhibit Content Developer The Design Minds, Inc. Fairfax VA Michael Lesperance Principal The Design Minds, Inc. Fairfax VA Robert Griesmer President and CEO Virginia Air and Space Center Hampton VA Michael Berlucchi Community Engagement Manager Chrysler Museum of Art Norfolk VA Colleen Higginbotham Director of Visitor Services Chrysler Museum of Art Norfolk VA Steven Blashfield Principal Virginia Association of Museums Powhatan VA Caroline Carpenter Marketing Manager Riggs Ward Design Richmond VA Mary Kristen Craver Marketing Manager Riggs Ward Design Richmond VA Jaime Fawcett Executive Director Edgar Allan Poe Museum Richmond VA Peter Schertz Curator of Ancient Art Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Richmond VA Jennifer Thomas Executive Director Virginia Association of Museums Richmond VA VERMONT Newton Rose Trustee Vermont History & Health Ludlow VT Douglas Perkins Associate Director, Operations Middlebury College Museum of Art Middlebury VT WASHINGTON Susie Wilkening Principal Wilkening Consulting Seattle WA Erin Younger Board Member Burke Museum Seattle WA WISCONSIN Greg Vadney Executive Director Rahr-West Art Museum Manitowoc WI Jennifer Clearwater Director of Philanthropy Discovery World Milwaukee WI Paul Fladten Senior Public Relations Manager Discovery World Milwaukee WI WEST VIRGINIA Randall Reid-Smith Curator West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture and History Charleston WV Christin Byrum Director Museums of Oglebay Institute Wheeling WV Logistics & General Information NOTES

Logistics and General Information

HOTEL INFORMATION

Washington Plaza Hotel Early Check-In & Materials Pick-Up: Sunday 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM 10 Thomas Circle NW, Washington, DC 20005

(202) 842-1300 Hotel Check-In: 3:00 PM www.washingtonplazahotel.com Hotel Check-Out: 12:00 PM

Meeting rooms are located on the lobby level, the first left past the hotel check-in counter.

Complimentary Wi-Fi is available throughout the meeting space. Network: Meeting Password: wpevent1

Getting there:

• McPherson Square Metro (Blue/Orange/Silver): Exit Metro Station at 14th and I exit (NOT White House exit). Cross I Street (Eye Street) and walk north on 14th Street NW 3 blocks (9 min.) to Thomas Circle. The Hotel is on the other side of the circle.

• Mt. Vernon Square/7th St-Convention Center Metro (Green/Yellow): Outside the Metro Station, turn left on M Street NW. Continue 6 blocks (12 min.) to Thomas Circle and the Washington Plaza Hotel. • Uber or Taxi from Reagan National Airport: Estimated Uber and Taxi fares fall between $15.00 and $35.00 depending on time of day and traffic.

All programming on Sunday, February 24 and Monday, February 25 will take place at the Washington Plaza Hotel. See the Program in your Museums Advocacy Day 2019 Advocate Handbook for further information.

CAPITOL HILL EVENTS & INFORMATION

Congressional Kickoff and Breakfast: Congressional Reception:

Capitol Visitor Center Capitol Visitor Center 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM

South Orientation Theater (CVC 241, Lower Level) Capitol Café (Lower level) Capitol Café (Lower level) First St NE, Washington, DC 20515 First St NE, Washington, DC 20515

Visiting Capitol Hill: Located across Capitol Hill are the US Senate, US House of Representatives, US Supreme Court, and Library of Congress. Most buildings are free and open to the public. However, for public safety, many buildings have restrictions on certain items.

See restricted items at: aoc.gov/prohibited-items-us-capitol-building. Please follow any directions provided by Capitol Hill police at all times.

Getting to the House and Senate Buildings: Senate Office Buildings (Russell, Dirksen, Hart) are north of the Capitol. Union Station is the closest Metro station. House Office Buildings (Rayburn, Longworth, Cannon) are south of the Capitol. Capitol South is the closest Metro station. Taxi fare from the Washington Plaza Hotel is approximately $13.

Getting to The Capitol Visitors Center: The CVC is centrally located between the House and Senate and can be accessed via the main entrance at First Street and East Capitol Street, beneath the East Front Plaza of the US Capitol. If time allows, advocates may explore the CVC, including Exhibition Hall, on the lower level of the CVC, which tells the story of the U.S. Congress and the building of the Capitol.

Please allow plenty of time to pass through CVC security and follow all directions provided by CVC security. All carried items are required to be presented for inspection. Outside food and beverages are prohibited. Visit the Capitol Visitor Center website to get more details on security procedures and prohibited items.

Getting to Congressional Meetings: Do your best to get to meetings a few minutes early, and let staff know your group has arrived. Call the Capitol Switchboard (202-224-3121) to be connected to specific offices if you are behind schedule for your next meeting.

United Methodist Building: Advocates are once again welcome to use the United Methodist Building (Rooms 1 & 2) from 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM as a meeting place between Hill visits on Tuesday. It is located on the Senate side of East Capitol Street at 100 Maryland Ave NE.

Arriving Via Metro Lines: • Take the RED Line to Union Station. • Take the BLUE, ORANGE, or SILVER Line to Capitol South Metro or Federal Center Metro

UNITED METHODIST BUILDING

CAPITOL VISITOR CENTER (LOWER LEVEL)

NEAR THE WASHINGTON PLAZA HOTEL

No. 10 Thomas $$ (in hotel) Ghibellina $$ Le Diplomate $$$ 10 Thomas Circle NW 1610 14th Street NW 1601 14th Street NW (202) 842-1330 (202) 803-2389 (202) 332-3333

Baan Thai $ Shake Shack $ Chipotle Mexican Grill $ 1326 14th Street NW 1400 14th Street NW 1508 14th Street NW (202) 588-5889 (202) 602-0493 (202) 627-1951

ChurchKey $$ Lincoln $$ Barcelona Wine Bar $$ 1337 14th Street NW 1110 Vermont Avenue NW 1622 14th Street NW (202) 567-2576 (202) 386-9200 (202) 588-5500

Starbucks and CVS Pharmacy are located across Thomas Circle from the Hotel, on Vermont Ave NW.

Starbucks 1110 Vermont Ave NW, Washington, DC 20005 (202) 467-0821

CVS Pharmacy 1199 Vermont Ave NW, Washington, DC 20005 (202) 628-0720

Try out these other DC neighborhoods for more dining options:

14th & U Street Corridor: Take the Green/Yellow Line to the U Street Metro stop, or walk straight up 14th Street from the Hotel. Restaurants are along 14th Street NW.

Chinatown/Penn Quarter: Take the Green/Yellow/Red Line to Chinatown/Penn Quarter. Restaurants are south on 7th Street SE.

Food delivery: There are numerous food delivery services available in DC, including Uber Eats, GrubHub, Seamless, and Postmates, which will deliver from hundreds of restaurants across the city. Many of the restaurants will have order minimums and the services typically charge a delivery fee.

Washington, DC Transportation Resources:

Washington Metro Area Transit Authority: The DC Metro will allow you to easily travel around the city. You can find public transit maps and rates at wmata.com or (202) 637- 7000.

DC Circulator: A great low-cost option. The Circulator bus connects multiple DC neighborhoods along 5 routes for $1 a ride. Find more information at dccirculator.com.

Uber and Lyft: Uber and Lyft are accessible everywhere in DC and the surrounding areas. Uber Pool and Lyft Line are affordable options but be sure to allow extra time when scheduling a trip.

CONTACT INFORMATION

For questions about your Capitol Hill meetings or schedule, contact Kaytee Yakacki at (203) 770-6439 or email [email protected].

Contact any Congressional office via the US Capitol Switchboard at (202) 224-3121.

Contact the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (Metro) at (202) 637-7000 or wmata.com.

For questions about the Legislative Agenda, contact Barry Szczesny at (202) 714-0064 (cell) or [email protected].

For Media Inquiries or questions about using Museums Advocacy Day Publicity Tools, contact David Harrison with Harrison Communications at (410) 804-1728 or [email protected].

For information about Sponsorship Opportunities or to Make a Donation in support of Museums Advocacy Day, contact Eileen Goldspiel at (202) 218-7702 or [email protected].

For General Questions about Museums Advocacy Day, contact Ember Farber at (571) 213-8517 (cell) or [email protected].

For General Information about the American Alliance of Museums, contact (202) 289-1818 or visit our website aam-us.org.

Each year advocates around the country join Museums Advocacy Day participants in promoting advocacy for museums over Facebook and Twitter.

• Like AAM on Facebook at facebook.com/americanmuseums for updates before, during, and after Museums Advocacy Day 2019.

• Follow @AAMers on Twitter (twitter.com/aamers) for real-time Museums Advocacy Day activity, key facts about museums, and ways to get involved.

Use #museumsadvocacy or #museumsadvocacy2019 to join the conversation!

Tips for Meeting with Elected Officials

Here are some tips for making your case with elected officials and their staff members. Find additional advocacy resources on the Alliance website (aam-us.org/advocacy/resources).

. Be informed and do your homework. Read . Practice your visit. Practice makes perfect newsletters and legislative & advocacy alerts and each meeting is unique. Hone your about issues carefully. Understand both sides message by practicing with friends or of the issues. Whenever possible, know when colleagues before you meet with a legislator a bill is in committee, when hearings will be or their staff. held and who the cosponsors are. . Be courteous, but firm and confident. . Be concise. The more simply and clearly your Remember you have a right and duty to position can be explained, the better chance communicate with your elected officials. Your you have of elected officials and their staff passion and conviction for your work and your members to listening and responding. cause is an asset in your advocacy.

. Be specific. Know your “ask” and be ready to . Do not argue with legislators or make make it. Do you want the legislator to draft threats. If it is clear that they will not support legislation, propose an amendment, vote for a your position, just share the facts and ask specific bill, comment on an issue? them to consider your viewpoint. Even if you disagree, you always want to keep the lines of . Be honest. Do not exaggerate to make a communication open for discussing future point or answer a question, even if you are not issues. sure of the facts. Make plans to follow up later with answers to specific questions. . Follow up. After you meet with an elected official, write a thank you note and remind . Share personal examples. Your passion is them of the issues you discussed, share an your advocacy super-power. Your stories invitation to an upcoming event, provide any about your work puts the issues at hand in follow-up material you promised during the memorable, human terms. Personal letters meeting and reaffirm that you are a resource and stories from constituents have a profound to them in the community. impact on legislators and their staff members.

Ten Rules for Engagement

1. All Politics Is Local. All elected officials are interested in addressing the needs of their constituents. Be sure they know how your museum is serving—and supported by—the community.

2. Remember Your Manners. Always say please and thank you. Thank legislators and staff for taking the time to meet with you and to listen to your story and your concerns. Always thank them for their help in securing local, state, or federal grants or other relevant support.

3. The Squeaky Wheel Gets the Grease. Those speaking up for their issues get attention. If you do not ask, people will not know the issue is important to constituents. Do not be afraid to make your case!

4. To Change Public Policy, Take the Long View. Public policy changes are often incremental and dramatic policy shifts take time. It took nearly 10 years for The Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids to get Congress to prohibit the advertising of tobacco products to kids. We’re in it for the long haul.

5. Politicians Are People Too. They have hobbies, families, and favorite causes. By learning about them as people, you might find new ways to build a relationship.

6. Tell the Truth. Do not make things up. Share the facts, even if they might hurt your case. You need to maintain your credibility as a trusted source for information.

7. Treat the Staff with Respect. The staff of elected officials are a valuable part of the team. They advise the legislator and work hard for little pay. They can be a great internal champion for your cause and, someday, they may run for office themselves.

8. Make Advocacy a Habit. Don’t rely on one visit a year to make the case for your institution. Keep in touch with your elected officials and their staff all year long. Invite them to visit your museum and make sure they are on your mailing list and media lists. Connect with them on social media.

9. Reward Good Work. If your elected officials do good things for your museum, tell everyone. Put it in your newsletter, honor them at your next event and share it with the media and on social media.

10. You Can Make a Difference and Ask Others to Help. Volunteers, visitors, teachers, and supporters can all support your advocacy efforts. Trustees can be especially important in this area. Get started by putting advocacy on your museum’s next board meeting agenda and engage the staff in advocacy.

About the Alliance

The American Alliance of Museums is the one organization representing all museums, including art museums, history museums, science museums, military and maritime museums, youth museums, aquariums, zoos, botanical gardens, arboretums, historical sites, presidential libraries, and science and technology centers. Our members include directors, curators, registrars, educators, exhibit designers, public relations officers, development officers, security managers, trustees, volunteers, and business owners who work in support of museums. The Alliance stands for the broad scope of the museum community, highlighting museums’ roles as critical educational institutions and economic engines.

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ACCREDITATION ADVOCACY The Alliance serves as the U.S. accrediting body for Join the Alliance’s year-round advocacy initiatives and museums. As the museum field’s mark of distinction, help advance the cause of museums. The Alliance accreditation offers high-profile, peer-based validation of provides the tools and information you need to make the a museum’s operations and impact. case for museums at the national, state, and local level.

CORE DOCUMENTS VERIFICATION MUSEUMS ADVOCACY DAY Through this program, the Alliance evaluates a Working with our partners at the national, regional, and museum’s five core policy documents (mission state level, this unique annual event brings together statement, institutional code of ethics, strategic museum professionals, trustees, students, and institutional plan, disaster preparedness/emergency supporters for hands-on advocacy training and visits to response plan and collections management policy) Capitol Hill. against a set of required elements. “INVITE CONGRESS TO VISIT YOUR MUSEUM” MUSEUM ASSESSMENT PROGRAM WEEK Supported through a cooperative agreement between the Show your elected officials what museums are and Institute of Museum and Library Services and the do in the community. The Alliance provides the tools Alliance, the Museum Assessment Program (MAP) and templates to invite your elected officials to visit provides technical assistance to all types of museums to your museum. improve operations through self-study and a consultative CENTER FOR THE FUTURE OF MUSEUMS site visit from a peer. Since 1981, this popular program An Alliance initiative, the Center for the Future of has served more than 4,600 museums. Museums (CFM) identifies trends and critical issues PEER REVIEW facing museums and society. CFM produces a weekly The Alliance’s volunteer peer review program is the Dispatches from the Future newsletter and TrendsWatch, lifeblood of accreditation and the Museum Assessment an annual forecasting report. On a selective basis, CFM Program (MAP). Each year, hundreds of museum staff are also available to provide workshops and training professionals conduct site visits to the participating on strategic foresight and emerging issues, as speakers institutions, lending their experience and expertise while for public lectures or conferences, and as advisors on enriching their own. museum planning initiatives.

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