"The House voted to fund the NEA and NEH, both of which cancelled grants en masse under Trump's leadership last year, at $207 million each, slighty lower than the prior year's $209 million. Previously, the Trump administration had proposed eliminating both agencies completely, designating them "unnecessary governmental agencies." After Trump assumed the presidency, the federal cultural agencies rescinded millions in grants awarded under the Biden administration."
"Last Thursday, January 8, the House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly in favor of several funding measures, including the Interior and Environment Appropriations Act of 2026, the bill that determines the annual allocations for the NEA, NEH, the Smithsonian Institution, the National Gallery of Art, the Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA), and other cultural programs."
"Months after President Trump proposed excluding the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) from his Fiscal Year 2026 budget, the Republican-led United States House of Representatives approved a bill that would continue funding both agencies."
On January 8 the House of Representatives approved the Interior and Environment Appropriations Act of 2026, which sets annual allocations for the NEA, NEH, the Smithsonian, the National Gallery of Art, the Institute of American Indian Arts, and other cultural programs. The House supported full or near-full funding for federal cultural agencies despite prior efforts by the Trump administration to dismantle or reduce their allocations. The NEA and NEH were funded at $207 million each, slightly below the previous $209 million. The Senate delayed a final vote. Americans for the Arts credited public action and called the passage a major win for the arts.
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