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HR 5995 115th Congress House

To prohibit the National Endowment for the Arts to make grants to demonstrate how artists work to show the impact of climate change in the San Francisco bay area and how works of art can inform,…

Official title: To prohibit the National Endowment for the Arts to make grants to demonstrate how artists work to show the impact of climate change in the San Francisco bay ar… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To prohibit the National Endowment for the Arts to make grants to demonstrate how artists work to show the impact of climate change in the San Francisco bay area and how works of art can inform, inspire, and empower communities at risk.

Introduced: June 1, 2018 Introduced by: Norman, Ralph Republican · South Carolina See on congress.gov
Arts, Culture, Religion Air qualityArt, artists, authorshipCaliforniaClimate change and greenhouse gasesHumanities programs funding
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Became law
Oct 19, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development.
Jun 1, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Jun 1, 2018
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 19, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill prohibits any funding made available to the National Endowment for the Arts from being used to make grants to demonstrate how artists are working to show the impact of climate change in the San Francisco Bay area of California and how works of art can inform, inspire, and empower communities at risk of such an impact.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5995: To prohibit the National Endowment for the Arts to make grants to demonstrate how artists work to show the impact of climate change in the San Francisco bay area and how works of art can inform, inspire, and empower communities at risk.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5995/
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"H.R. 5995: To prohibit the National Endowment for the Arts to make grants to demonstrate how artists work to show the impact of climate change in the San Francisco bay area and how works of art can inform, inspire, and empower communities at risk.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5995/.
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H.R. 5995, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5995/.
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[H.R. 5995: To prohibit the National Endowment for the Arts to make grants to demonstrate how artists work to show the impact of climate change in the San Francisco bay area and how works of art can inform, inspire, and empower communities at risk.](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5995/)
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