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Markup cuts NEA and NEH; committee scraps conflicting language but approves increased Kennedy Center funding and renaming provision sparks objections
Summary
The subcommittee’s draft cuts funding for the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities; Republicans added funds for the Kennedy Center and a renaming provision that Democrats said gives the White House too much control over arts funding and naming decisions.
The Interior and Environment subcommittee bill reduces baseline funding for the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) compared with recent enacted levels, prompting sustained criticism from Democratic members who urged restoration.
What members said: Representative Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) and other Democrats urged restoring NEA and NEH funding to their FY2025 levels, saying the agencies provide critical grants to rural and underserved communities and support local arts organizations and educational programs. Speaker after…
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