State Campaigns Federal Issues Increase Support for Arts Therapies for Servicemembers and Veterans The arts are essential for the health and well-being of our active duty service members, veterans, their families, and caregivers across the military continuum. The arts promote readiness and resilience from pre-deployment to deployment and provide viable employment... Urge Congress to Cosponsor the STAR Act On June 24, 2019, Rep. Alma Adams (D-NC) introduced H.R. 3437, the Saving Transit Art Resources (STAR) Act, which would reinstate flexibility and allow local transit authorities to incorporate art into federally-funded transit projects and facilities. It removes a recent,... The Arts in Juvenile Justice UPDATE: In June, the U.S. House passed the FY 2020 Commerce-Justice-Science (CJS) funding bill, including a floor amendment from Chairman Bobby Scott (D-VA) and Ranking Member Virginia Foxx (R-NC) to provide an additional $13 million for local delinquency... Increase NEA Funding! UPDATE: On June 25, the U.S. House again rejected President Trump's FY 2020 proposal to eliminate the National Endowments for the Arts (NEA), the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), and other cultural agencies. The House voted to increase FY 2020 funding... Urge Congress to Cosponsor the CREATE Act On Arts Advocacy Day, Sen. Tom Udall (D-NM) announced new legislation to strengthen the creative economy to a crowd of over 500 arts advocates. Entitled Comprehensive Resources for Entrepreneurs in the Arts to Transform the Economy (CREATE) Act (S.2648), the comprehensive... Thank your legislators for increased arts funding this year! In the 2019 legislative session, the legislature passed an increase in state arts funding. (Yay!) Your legislators need to know that their constituents support the arts! Please take five minutes to thank them for continued arts funding, and let them know that the Arts Give...
