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111th Congress

National Arts in Healthcare Advocacy Council Legislative Recommendations
H.R.1785—Arts Require Timely Service (ARTS) Bill. To expedite adjudication of employer petitions for aliens of extraordinary artistic ability.
S. 405—The Artist-Museum Partnership Act, introduced by Senators Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and Robert Bennett (R-UT).
H.R. 1126—The Artist Museum Partnership Act, introduced by Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) and Todd Platts (R-PA).
S.864—Public Good IRA Rollover Act of 2009 -to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable purposes.
H.R. 1250—Public Good IRA Rollover Act of 2009 - to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable purposes.
H.R. 1388—The Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act - reauthorizes the federal volunteer programs as administered through the Corporation for National Service. Among the eligible activities outlined in the legislation is a program that calls for artists and/or musicians to promote community unity in low-income communities with citizens of all ages.

110th Congress

Appropriations (2nd Session)

Appropriations (1st Session)

H.R. 2643—Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 (including the NEA and NEH)
S. 1696—Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 (including the NEA and NEH)
H.R. 3043—Department of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 (including the Arts in Education program, Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and Institute of Museum & Library Services)
S. 1710—Department of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 (including the Arts in Education program, Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and Institute of Museum & Library Services)
H.R. 2764—Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2008 (including the Cultural Exchange program at the State Dept.)

Other Legislation

S. 548—The Artist-Museum Partnership Act, introduced by Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) with 30 cosponsors (as of 4/25/08).
H.R. 1524—The Artist Museum Partnership Act, introduced by Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) and Jim Ramstad (R-MN) introduce with 95 cosponsors (as of 4/25/08)
S. 819—The Public Good IRA Rollover Act of 2007, introduced by Sens. Byron Dorgan (D-ND) and Olympia Snowe (R-ME) with 28 cosponsors (as of 4/25/08)
H.R. 1419—The Public Good IRA Rollover Act of 2007, introduced by Reps. Earl Pomeroy (D-ND) and Wally Herger (R-CA) with 116 cosponsors (as of 4/25/08)
H.R. 1320—Interference Protection for Existing Television Band Devices Act of 2007 ("White spaces" legislation), introduced by Rep. Bobby Rush (D-IL) with 17 co-sponsors (as of 4/25/08)
H.R. 1312—To expedite adjudication of employer petitions for aliens of extraordinary artistic ability, introduced by Rep. Howard Berman (D-CA) also known as the Arts Require Timely Service Act (ARTS) (Approved, 4/1/08)

H.R. 3359—Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Fairness and Simplification Act of 2007, introduced by Rep. Henry C. Johnson Jr. (D-GA) and Rep. Chris Cannon (R-UT) with 13 co-sponsors (as of 04/25/08)
H.R. 5889—The Orphan Works Act of 2008, to provide a limitation on judicial remedies in copyright infringement cases involving orphan works, introduced by Reps Howard Berman (D-CA), John Conyers (D-MI) and Lamar Smith (R-TX).
S. 2912—The Shawn Bentley Orphan Works Act of 2008, to provide a limitation on judicial remedies in copyright infringement cases involving orphan works, introduced by Senators Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and Orrin Hatch (R-UT).

109th Congress

Appropriations (2nd session)

H.R. 5647—Department of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2007 (including the Arts in Education program, Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and Institute of Museum & Library Services)
H.R. 5386—Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006 (including the NEA and NEH)
05-18-06—The U.S. House of Representative approved a $10 million increase for the NEA in the FY 2007 Interior Appropriations bill. (amendment language from Congressional Record)

Appropriations (1st session)

H.R. 3010—Department of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006 (including the Arts in Education program, Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and Institute of Museum & Library Services)
H.R. 2361—Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006 (including the NEA and NEH)
05-19-05—The U.S. House of Representative approved a $10 million increase for the NEA in the FY 2006 Interior Appropriations bill. (amendment language from Congressional Record)

Other Legislation

H.R. 1120—The Artist's Contribution to American Heritage Act of 2005 (introduced by Reps. Ramstad (R-MN), Cardin (D-MD), and additional co-sponsors)
S.372—The Artist-Museum Partnership Act (introduced by Sen. Leahy (D-VT) and additional co-sponsors)
H.R. 192—Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives' encouragement of Americans' active engagement in world affairs, and urges the Secretary of State to take the lead and coordinate with other governmental agencies and nongovernmental organizations in creating an online database of international exchange programs and related opportunities (introduced by Reps. McGovern (D-MA))
S. Res 104—People-to-People Engagement in World Affairs Resolution (introduced by Senators Feingold (D-WI) and Hagel (R-NE) and additional co-sponsors)