[SOA] Fwd: National Coalition for History Update August 1, 2013

[Nathan Tallman]

 <http://historycoalition.org>
 Washington Update for August 1, 2013
 Speak Up Now! Oppose 49% Cut to NEH
Funding!<http://historycoalition.org/2013/08/01/speak-up-now-oppose-49-cut-to-neh-funding/>
Thursday,
August 1st, 2013

On July 31, the House of Representatives Appropriations Committee
considered a 49 percent ($71 million) cut to the National Endowment for the
Humanities. We must act now to make our voices heard and prevent these
devastating cuts from being enacted. Please send messages to your elected
officials today by clicking this
link<http://cqrcengage.com/nhalliance/app/write-a-letter?0&engagementId=13768>.
Read more…<http://historycoalition.org/2013/08/01/speak-up-now-oppose-49-cut-to-neh-funding/#more-5540>
 House Appropriations Panel Delays Action on NEH
Funding<http://historycoalition.org/2013/08/01/house-appropriations-panel-delays-action-on-neh-funding/>
Thursday,
August 1st, 2013

After a lengthy debate, the House Appropriations Committee adjourned for
the August recess without taking a final vote on a fiscal 2014 Interior and
Environment bill. The committee intends to take it up again in September.
The bill includes a 49 percent ($71 million) cut to the NEH, down from the
fiscal 2013 level of $146 million. Read
more…<http://historycoalition.org/2013/08/01/house-appropriations-panel-delays-action-on-neh-funding/#more-5534>
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