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\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n \n \n Advocacy<\/span>\n <\/p>\n\n \n \n \n Advocacy<\/p>\n <\/div>\n \n January 21, 2026<\/p>\n \n \n In This Issue: Congress Preserves NEA Funding as FY26 Grants Roll Out; Learn Essential Next Steps for Bow Owners; Visa Processing Changes and Challenges; How Will 2026 Charitable Giving Respond to Tax Policy Changes?\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/li>\n Advocacy<\/p>\n <\/div>\n \n December 16, 2025<\/p>\n \n \n In This Issue: Action: Your Voice Makes a Difference: Plan Ahead for 2026; Know Your Bow: What's New and Next; NEA Launches FY27 Grant Guidelines and Announces New Awards; Tax Policy Changes Spur Adjustments to Individual Giving\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/li>\n Advocacy<\/p>\n <\/div>\n \n December 3, 2025<\/p>\n \n \n On Friday, December 5, the 185 global parties to Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) will vote on final approval of new international rules for the pernambuco wood used for bows for stringed instruments.\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/li>\n Advocacy<\/p>\n <\/div>\n \n November 21, 2025<\/p>\n \n \n In This Issue: Action: Shutdown Ends, Advocacy and Federal Action Continues; Latest News on NEA Grants Process; Action Next Week on Worldwide Use of Bows; Major Programmatic Transfers from U.S. Department of Education; Individual Giving Adjusts as Tax Policies Change; Visa Processing Address Changes: Grace Period Ends Next Week\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/li>\n Advocacy<\/p>\n <\/div>\n \n October 3, 2025<\/p>\n \n \n In This Issue: Action: NEA Advocacy Continues Amid Government Shutdown; Visa Updates: Shutdown Impact Plus Major Processing Changes; Know Your Bow: CITES Policy Decisions Ahead; Ticket Fraud Policies Under FTC Review\n\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/li>\n Advocacy<\/p>\n <\/div>\n \n September 2, 2025<\/p>\n \n \n In This Issue: Action: Speaking Up for Music and Conservation; Support Arts in Education Week: September 14-20, 2025; Keeping Up Momentum on NEA Advocacy; Increased Visa Wait Time and Processing Issues\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/li>\n Advocacy<\/p>\n <\/div>\n \n July 28, 2025<\/p>\n \n \n In This Issue: News! Congress Acts on Federal Funding for Arts and Culture; Action to Restore Public Media Funding; and Advancing Arts Education for All\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/li>\n Advocacy<\/p>\n <\/div>\n \n July 14, 2025<\/p>\n \n \n This morning, the House Appropriations Committee released its recommendation for FY26 Interior funding, which includes drastic cuts of nearly 35% for the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH).\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/li>\n Advocacy<\/p>\n <\/div>\n \n July 8, 2025<\/p>\n \n \n In This Issue: Congress Passes Comprehensive Tax Reform; NEA Grants and Updates; Ticketing Reform Under Consideration by DOJ and FTC; News for Bow Owners: Protected Species Policy; and New Edition of Form for Artist Visa Petitions, And New Fees to Come\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/li>\n Advocacy<\/p>\n <\/div>\n \n June 18, 2025<\/p>\n \n \n Orchestras continue to speak up as Congress takes action on policies that will have a big impact on charitable giving and the nonprofit sector. The U.S. Senate has released its draft comprehensive tax reform package, modifying the version passed by the U.S. House of Representatives last month as part of a massive budget reconciliation bill.\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/li>\n \n <\/ul>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\nConnect with Congress \u2014 Advocate at Home Throughout the Year<\/a><\/h2>\n \n
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NEA, Bow Owners, Visas, and Charitable Giving<\/a><\/h2>\n\n
Preparing for 2026 and Beyond: NEA Grants, Pernambuco, and More<\/a><\/h2>\n\n
Alert: Agreement Nears on New Rules for Bow Owners<\/a><\/h2>\n\n
NEA Updates, Worldwide Vote on Bows, 2026 Giving Resources, and More<\/a><\/h2>\n\n
Updates on Government Shutdown, Visas, Ticketing, and Protected Species<\/a><\/h2>\n\n
Policy Action Ahead as Congress Returns to DC<\/a><\/h2>\n\n
Speak Up as Congress Acts on Funding<\/a><\/h2>\n\n
Urge House to Protect Funding for NEA in FY26<\/a><\/h2>\n\n
Major Updates on Tax Reform, Ticketing, and Much More<\/a><\/h2>\n\n
Newsflash! Senate Releases Tax Reform Package<\/a><\/h2>\n\n