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The Issue:
The President’s proposed budget for FY 2012 recommends funding of just $5 million for NHPRC. Even worse, on June 16, 2011, the House Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government passed a recommendation of JUST $1 MILLION for NHPRC. Most federal agencies are facing reductions of 6% to 9%. The current House figure would be a 90% reduction—which would cripple this already modest program that is so important to archives nationwide.
Action Needed:
Urge members of the House Appropriations Committee to provide $10 million in funding for the National Historical Publications and Records Commission for FY 2012. The full Committee will consider NHPRC funding on June 23—so your help is needed to reach the Committee members by June 22, 2011.
What You Can Do:
Call your Representative’s office or send a fax message urging him or her to support NHPRC funding at $10 million. If your Representative is not on the House Appropriations Committee, you or your organization can fax or email letters to the Committee chair and the Ranking member urging a funding level of $10 million. Because the full Appropriations Committee is scheduled to consider NHPRC funding on June 23, you must send your message by June 22!
See background and talking points about NHPRC here. Make your request directly and clearly. Tell your Representative or the Committee leaders that you want them to fund NHPRC, a program of the National Archives and Records Administration, at $10 million for FY 2012.
Be specific about the benefits of NHPRC to your organization, constituents, or state. (For a list of NHPRC grants given in your state, select your state from the list below.) Personalize your letter or call with an appeal that highlights the impact of one or two grants on you, your institution, your users, and/or your state. (Don't send the entire list of grants awarded in your state.) With budget cuts a given in this Congress, be very sensitive to the issues and ideas of the member(s) of Congress to whom you're addressing your communication.
For additional suggestions on crafting your message, see http://www2.archivists.org/news/2011/action-alert-urge-congress-to-fund-nhprc-at-10-million-for-fy-2012.
Fax your letter; snail mail won’t get there in time. Even better, call or follow up your fax with a call. Each contact will make a difference. It is imperative that we make the voice of the archives community heard loud and clear. The time is now, the choice is ours. We can make a difference only if we take action now!
Members of the House Appropriations Committee are:
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Republicans Harold Rogers (R-KY), Chair, Phone (202) 225-4601 / Fax (202) 225-0940 C. W. Bill Young (R-FL), Phone (202) 225-5961 / Fax (202) 225-9764 Jerry Lewis (R-CA), Phone (202) 225-5861 / Fax (202) 225-6498 Frank R. Wolfe (R-VA), Phone (202) 225-5136 / Fax (202) 225-0437 Jack Kingston (R-GA), Phone (202) 225-5831 / Fax (202) 226-2269 Rodney P. Frelinghuysen (R-NJ), Phone (202) 225-5034 / Fax (202) 225-3186 Tom Latham (R-IA), Phone (202) 225-5476 / Fax (202) 225-3301 Robert B. Aderholt (R-AL), Phone (202) 225-4876 / Fax (202) 225-5587 Jo Ann Emerson (R-MO), Phone (202) 225-4404 / Fax (202) 226-6692 Kay Granger (R-TX), Phone (202) 225-5071 / Fax (202) 225-5683 Michael K. Simpson (R-ID), Phone (202) 225-5531 / Fax (202) 225-8216 John Abney Culberson (R-TX), Phone (202) 225-2571 / Fax (202) 225-4381 Ander Crenshaw (R-FL), Phone (202) 225-2501 / Fax (202) 225-2504 Denny Rehberg (MT), Phone (202) 225-3211 / Fax (202) 225-5687 John R. Carter (R-TX), Phone (202) 225-3864 / Fax (202) 225-5886 Rodney Alexander (R-LA), Phone (202) 225-8490 / Fax (202) 225-5639 Ken Calvert (R-CA), Phone (202) 225-1986 / Fax (202) 225-2004 Jo Bonner (R-AL), Phone (202)-225-4931 / Fax (202) 225-0562 Steve C. La Tourette (R-OH), Phone (202) 225-5731 / Fax (202) 225-3307 Tom Cole (R-OK), Phone (202) 225-6165 / Fax (202) 225-3512 Jeff Flake (R-AZ), Phone (202) 225-2635 / Fax (202) 226-4386 Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL), Phone (202) 225-4211 / Fax (202) 225-8576 Charles Dent (R-PA), Phone (202) 225-6411 / Fax (202) 226-0778 Steve Austria (R-OH), Phone (202) 225-4324 / Fax (202) 225-1984 Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), Phone (202) 225-2311 / Fax (202) 225-3057 Tom Graves (R-GA), Phone (202) 225-5211 / Fax (202) 225-8272 Kevin Yoder (R-KS), Phone: (202) 225-2865 / Fax (202) 225-2807 Steve Womack (R-AR), Phone (202) 225-4301 / Fax (202) 225-5713 Allan Nunnelee (R-MS), Phone: (202) 225-4306 / Fax (202) 225-3549 |
Democrats Norman D. Dicks (D-WA), Phone (202) 225-5916 / Fax (202) 226-1176 Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Phone (202) 225-4146 / Fax (202) 225-7711 Peter J. Visclosky (D-IN), Phone (202) 225-2461 / Fax (202) 225-2493 Nita M. Lowey (D-NY), Phone (202) 225-6506 / Fax (202) 225- 0546 José E. Serrano (D-NY), Phone (202) 225-4361 / Fax (202) 225-6001 Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT), Phone (202) 225- 3661 / Fax (202) 225-4890 James P. Moran (D-VA), Phone (202) 225- 4376 / Fax (202) 225- 0017 John W. Olver (D-MA), Phone (202) 225-5335 / Fax (202) 226-1224 Ed Pastor (D-AZ), Phone (202) 225-4065 / Fax (202) 257- 9103 David E. Price (D-NC), Phone (202) 225-1784 / Fax (202) 225-2014 Maurice D. Hinchey (D-NY), Phone (202) 225-6335 / Fax (202) 225-0774 Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA), Phone (202) 225-1766 / Fax (202) 225-0350 Sam Farr (D-CA), Phone (202) 225- 2861 / Fax (202) 225-6791 Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. (D-IL), Phone (202) 225-0773 / Fax (202) 225-0899 Chaka Fattah (D-PA), Phone (202) 225- 4001 / Fax (202) 225-5392 Steven R. Rothman (D-NJ), Phone (202) 225- 5061 / Fax (202) 225-5851 Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), Phone (202) 225- 3631 / Fax (202) 225-2203 Barbara Lee (D-CA), Phone (202) 225-2661 / Fax (202) 225-9871 Adam B. Schiff (D-CA), Phone (202) 225- 4176 / Fax (202) 225-5828 Michael M. Honda (D-CA), Phone (202) 225-2631 / Fax (202) 225-2699 Betty McCollum (D-MN), Phone (202) 225-6631 / Fax (202) 225-1968
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Thank you for taking time from your busy day to help make a difference for the archives profession!