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<h1>Washington Update for July 23, 2013</h1>
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<h3><a title="Permanent Link to Senate Appropriations Subcommittee Restores Sequester Cuts to NHPRC for FY 14" rel="Bookmark" href="http://historycoalition.org/2013/07/23/senate-restores-sequester-cuts-to-nhprc-for-fy-14/" target="_blank"><font color="#2e477c">Senate Appropriations Subcommittee Restores Sequester Cuts to NHPRC for FY 14</font></a></h3>


<h4>Tuesday, July 23rd, 2013</h4>
<p>The Senate Financial Services & General Government Subcommittee today passed a FY 14 funding bill that provides $5 million for the National Historical Publications & Records Commission (NHPRC). NCH had asked for level funding of $4.75 million. However the subcommittee went beyond that amount for FY 14 and restored the $250,000 cut under the sequester in FY 13. <a href="http://historycoalition.org/2013/07/23/senate-restores-sequester-cuts-to-nhprc-for-fy-14/#more-5469" target="_blank">Read more…</a></p>


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<h3><a title="Permanent Link to House Bill Slashes NEH Funding by 49%–Contact Congress Today!" rel="Bookmark" href="http://historycoalition.org/2013/07/22/house-bill-would-slash-neh-funding-by-49-contact-congress-today/" target="_blank"><font color="#2e477c">House Bill Slashes NEH Funding by 49%–Contact Congress Today!</font></a></h3>


<h4>Monday, July 22nd, 2013</h4>
<p>The House Appropriations Committee’s Interior and Environment Subcommittee adopted a bill today that slashes the National Endowment for the Humanities’ FY 14 funding by 49 percent ($71 million) from the current year’s level of $146 million. <a href="http://cqrcengage.com/nhalliance/app/write-a-letter?0&engagementId=13768" target="_blank">Click here to send a message urging your Representative to oppose these devastating cuts.</a> <a href="http://historycoalition.org/2013/07/22/house-bill-would-slash-neh-funding-by-49-contact-congress-today/#more-5461" target="_blank">Read more…</a></p>


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