Federal Cultural Bills

119th Congress, 1st Session

H.R.801, S.317: Charitable Act (Moore, Lankford)
H.R.721: Performing Arts Tax Parity Act, PATPA (Buchanan)
H.R.140 Hurricane Helene and Milton Tax Relief Act of 2025 (Buchanan)
H.R.314: Empowering Nonprofits Act (Radewagen) This bill reduces cost-sharing requirements for grants directly awarded to certain nonprofit organizations for the five years following the bill’s enactment. Eligible nonprofit organizations are those located in a U.S. state (including the District of Columbia or a U.S. commonwealth, territory, or possession) or federally recognized Indian tribe that has more than 20% of individuals living below the poverty line. Specifically, the bill requires an executive agency, during that time frame, to reduce any cost-sharing requirement by 25% for grants made directly to an eligible nonprofit.

H.R. 2485: Arts Education for All (Bonamici, Bacon) The full bill text and summary can be shared with arts education advocates as we collectively pursue cosponsors.
H.R. 433: Department of Education Protection Act (Hayes, all D cospons)
H.R. TBA: HBCU Arts Act: Rep. Adams Introduces HBCU Arts Act | Congresswoman Alma Adams

H.R.1102: Commission To Study the Potential of a National Museum of Italian American History and Culture Act (Suozzi)
H.R.1330: Smithsonian National Museum of the American Latino Act (Malliotakis – bipartisan cospons)
To permit the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Latino to be located within the Reserve of the National Mall, and for other purposes.
H.R.1329: Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum Act (Malliotakis – bipartisan cospons)
To permit the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum to be located within the Reserve of the National Mall, and for other purposes.

H.R.82 – Defund National Endowment for the Humanities Act of 2025 – (Biggs) This bill prohibits the use of any funds that are made available to the National Endowment for the Humanities of the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities to carry out the functions, programs, or activities of such endowment.
S. 62: America First Act (Lee). This bill limits the eligibility of certain non-U.S. nationals (aliens under federal law) for various federal benefits and grants, makes permanent the child tax credit increase, and requires individuals to provide evidence of satisfactory immigration status prior to receiving specified benefits. The bill prohibits tax-exempt 501(c)(3) charitable organizations from using federal funds to support certain non-U.S. nationals.
H.R.817 and H.R. 833, S. 292: Educational Choice for Children Act of 2025 (Smith, Cassidy: all R cosponsors, HR 833 has 60+ cospons and S 292 has 30+) To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against tax for charitable donations to nonprofit organizations providing education scholarships to qualified elementary and secondary students.
H.R.137: TCJA Permanency Act (Buchanan: 50+ all R conspons)