The National Humanities Alliance works to advance public support for humanities research, education, preservation, and public programs.  Over the years, NHA has taken positions on a number of federal funding and policy issues affecting work in the humanities. A partial list of statements supported or issued by NHA is provided below.

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 2011

National Endowment for the Humanities

• Public Witness Testimony on NEH FY 2012 Funding, Presented to the House Interior Appropriations Subcommittee, NHA President Michael Brintnall - April 1, 2011 
  (M. Brintnall verbal testimony - 4/14/11)

• NHA Issue Brief on NEH Funding (prepared for Humanities Advocacy Day) - March, 2011

FY 2012 Funding Priorities

• NHA Issue Brief (prepared for Humanities Advocacy Day) summarizing FY 2012 Funding Priorities - March, 2011

Title VI/Fulbright-Hays International Education Programs

• Coalition for International Education letter to Appropriations leaders regarding FY 2012 - October 18, 2011
• Coalition for International Education letter to Secretary of Education - April 19, 2011
• National Humanities Alliance letter to Secretary of Education - April 22, 2011
• Coalition for International Education letter to Appropriations leaders regarding FY 2012 - May 10, 2011 (House letter, Senate letter)
• Coalition for International Education written testimony on FY 2012 funding for Title VI/Fulbright Hays submitted to the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, HHS, Education and Related Agencies - May 20, 2011
• Coalition for International Education letter to House Education and the Workforce Committee on HR 1891 - May 24, 2011

2010

National Historical Publications & Records Commission, Funding & Reauthorization

• NHA Statement, House Oversight Hearing on "Strengthening the NHPRC"- June 9, 2010 (.pdf here)

International Education and Foreign Language Programs (Department of Education), FY 2011 Funding

• CIE Coalition Memo Sent to House Labor/HHS/Education Appropriations Subcommittee - March 30, 2010

National Endowment for the Humanities, FY 2011 Funding

• NHA Written Testimony Submitted to House Interior Appropriation Subcommittee - March 19, 2010 (.pdf here)

• NHA Issue Brief on NEH Funding (Prepared for Humanities Advocacy Day) - March 2010

The Crisis in Humanities Employment

• A Proposal to Stimulate Jobs for New PhDs - January 29, 2010
  For full discussion paper click here.
   

2009

NEH FY2010 Funding in Conference

• NHA letter to House Interior Appropriations Subcommittee- September 24, 2009
• NHA letter to Senate Interior Appropriations Subcommittee- September 23, 2009

Congressional Testimony FY-2010 Appropriation for NEH (U.S. House of Representatives)

• NHA - March 26, 2009 (.pdf here)

Issue Briefs, Federal Humanities Funding

• NHA Issue Brief on NEH FY 2010 Funding - March 2009

Response to NARA Request for Information - Alternative Models for Presidential Libraries

• NHA and others - April 17, 2009 (.pdf here)

Coalition for International Education Memo to House & Senate Appropriations on FY 2010 Funding for International Education

• NHA and others - April 21, 2009

2008

National Agenda for the Humanities Working Group Document

• "Now More Than Ever: Why America Needs the Humanities in the 21st Century"

Congressional Testimony FY-2009 Appropriation for NARA

• NHA - April 30, 2008 (.pdf here)

Congressional Testimony FY–2009 Appropriation for NEH (U.S. Senate)

• NHA - April 25, 2008 (.pdf here)

Congressional Testimony FY-2009 Appropriation for Library of Congress

• NHA - April 4, 2008 (.pdf here)

Congressional Testimony FY-2009 Appropriation for NEH (U.S. House of Representatives)

• NHA - April 3, 2008 (.pdf here)

Issue Brief on the National Endowment for the Humanities

• NHA - March 2008

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2007

Congressional Testimony FY-2008 Appropriation for NEH

• NHA - April 19, 2007 (.pdf here)

Congressional Testimony FY-2008 Appropriation for NARA

• NHA - April 16, 2007 (.pdf here)

Congressional Testimony FY-2008 Appropriation for Library of Congress

• NHA, ARL, CLIR, ALA - April 13, 2007 (.pdf here)

Issue Brief on the National Endowment for the Humanities

• NHA - March 2007

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2006

NHA statement on proposed reduction of research hours at NARA

• NHA - September 7, 2006 (.pdf here)

Joint letter to Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior on NEH funding

• NHA - June 23, 2006 (.pdf here)

NHA's comments in response to the NEH Strategic Plan review

• NHA - June 23, 2006 (.pdf here)
• NEH FY 2004-09 Strategic Plan - Request for Comments (.pdf here)

Statement of Library, Education, and Scholarly Associations Concerning the Broadcast Video Flag

• NHA - June 21, 2006 (.pdf here)

Coalition Urges Greater funding for International Education Issues

• Coalition for International Education - April 18, 2006 (.pdf here)

Congressional Testimony FY-2007 Appropriation for NARA

• NHA - April 14, 2006 (.pdf here)

Congressional Testimony, FY-2007 Appropriation for Library of Congress

• NHA - March 15, 2006 (.pdf here)

Congressional Testimony, FY-2007 Appropriation for NEH

• Robert Vaughan and Jessica Jones Irons - March 16, 2006 (.pdf here)

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2005

Congressional Testimony, FY-2006 Appropriation for NEH

• Robert Vaughan and Jessica Jones Irons - March 18, 2005 (.pdf here)

Comments to US Copyright Office on Orphan Works

• March 24, 2005 (.pdf here)

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2004

Congressional Testimony, FY-2005 Appropriation for NEH

• Robert Vaughan and John Hammer - April 2, 2004

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2003

Congressional Testimony, FY-2004 Appropriation for NEH

• Robert Vaughan and John Hammer - April 2, 2003

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2002

Congressional Testimony, FY-2003 Appropriation for NEH

• John Hammer - April 5, 2002 (.pdf here)
• Joint Statement of ARL, CLIR, & NHA, on NEH Preservation & Access Programs - April 3, 2002 (.pdf here)

Amicus Brief, U.S. Supreme Court, in support of Eldred et al. in Eldred v. Ashcroft, (challenging the 1998 Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act)

• College Art Association, Visual Resources Association, National Humanities Alliance, Consortium of College and University Media Centers, and National Initiative for a Networked Cultural Heritage, Jeffrey Cunard, Counsel of Record - May 20, 2002 (.pdf here)

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2001

Congressional Testimony, FY-2002 Appropriation for NEH

• John Hammer - April 16, 2001 (.pdf here)
• Joint Statement of ARL, CLIR, & NHA - May 2, 2001 (.pdf here)

Letter Regarding Executive Order 13,233 on Further Implementation of the Presidential Records Act

• Submitted to Stephen Horn, Chairman, Subcommittee on Government Efficiency, Financial Management and Intergovernmental Relations, House Committee on Government Reform - November 19, 2001

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2000

Congressional Testimony, FY-2001 Appropriation for NEH

• Stephen J. Greenblatt - April 6, 2000
• Joint Statement of ARL, CLIR, & NHA - April 12, 2000

NHA Letter to Dr. John Roberts, NEH Deputy Chairman re: NEH Policy on Long-Term Projects

• John Hammer - October 16, 2002

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1999

Congressional Testimony, FY-2000 Appropriation for NEH

• John H. D'Arms - April 14, 1999
• Joint Statement of ARL, CLIR, & NHA - April 12, 1999

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1998

Congressional Testimony, FY-1999 Appropriation for NEH

• John H. D'Arms - March 4, 1998
• Deanna Marcum - March 4, 1998

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1997

Congressional Testimony, FY-1998 Appropriation for NEH

• Werner Gundersheimer - March 5, 1997
• Joint Statement of ARL,CPA, & NHA - March 5, 1997

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1996

Congressional Testimony, FY-1997 Appropriation for NEH

• Joint Statement  of ARL, CPA,  & NHA - March 15, 1996
• Roderick S. French - March 7, 1996

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1995

Congressional Testimony, FY-1996 Appropriation for NEH

• Patricia M. Battin - March 31, 1995
• Werner Gundersheimer - March 24, 1995

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1994

Congressional Testimony, FY-1995 Appropriation for NEH

• Claire L. Gaudiani - May 9, 1994
• Stanley N. Katz - May 9, 1994
• Jerry D. Campbell - May 4, 1994

Congressional Testimony, FY-1995 Appropriation for the Library of Congress

• Letter From the NHA - February 2, 1994

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1993

Congressional Testimony, FY-1994 Appropriation for NEH

• Douglas Greenberg - May 12, 1993
• David H. Stam - May 12, 1993
• W. Robert Connor - May 12, 1993
• Laura Shanner - May 12, 1993

Congressional Testimony, FY-1994 Appropriation for the Library of Congress

• Phyllis Franklin - January 27, 1993

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1992

Congressional Testimony, FY-1993 Appropriation for NEH

• Werner Gundersheimer - April 9, 1992
• Merrily Taylor - April 9, 1992
• Heidi Byrnes - April 9, 1992

Congressional Testimony, FY-1993 Appropriation for the Library of Congress

• Samuel R. Gammon - January 29, 1992

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1991

Congressional Testimony, FY-1992 Appropriation for NEH

• James M. McPherson - April 18, 1991
• G. Michael Riley - April 18, 1991
• Betty Bengtson - April 18, 1991

On the Javitz Fellowship

• Laura Shanner - June 13, 1991

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1990

Congressional Testimony, FY-1991 Appropriation for NEH

• W. Robert Connor - May 3, 1990
• James Govan - May 3, 1990
• Catharine R. Stimpson - May 3, 1990

NEH Reauthorization

• Stanley N. Katz - May 2, 1990
• Richard W. Lyman - May 2, 1990
• John H. D'Arms - April 5, 1990
• Andrew P. Debicki - April 5, 1990
• Theodore Ziolkowski - April 5, 1990

Congressional Testimony, FY-1991 Appropriation for the Library of Congress

Stanley N. Katz - February 8, 1990

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1989

Congressional Testimony, FY-1990 Appropriation for NEH

• Roderick S. French - March 22, 1989
• Sidney Verba - March 22, 1989
• Nancy Stevenson - February 9, 1989
• Louis R. Harlan - February 7, 1989

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1988

Congressional Testimony, FY-1989 Appropriation for NEH

• Stanley N. Katz - May 9, 1988
• Patricia M. Battin - March 17, 1988
• William G. Bowen - March 17, 1988

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1987

Congressional Testimony, FY-1988 Appropriation for NEH

• Helen Hornbeck Tanner - March 10, 1987
• Stanley N. Katz - March 10, 1987

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