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American Association of Museums

American Association of Museums filed a Q2 report for American Association of Museums on July 16, 2026.

Lobbying for American Association of Museums

As filed: AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF MUSEUMS for AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF MUSEUMS.

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 Filing · LD-2 quarterly report Q2 report
Reporting period
2nd Quarter 2026
Apr 1 - June 30 · Posted Jul 16, 2026
Expenses
$39,055
What this organization spent lobbying with its own staff. Reported using IRS section 6033(b)(8) definitions (method B): the three LDA methods count different costs, so an expenses figure is not comparable across filers that used different ones.
Client based in
Virginia

Official filing document

 Lobbying activity 6

FY 2026 and 27 funding for Department of the Interior and related agencies, including funding for, and preservation of, NEA, NEH, National Park Service, Save America's Treasures, historic preservation, and the Smithsonian Institution. Opposition to elimination of the NEA and NEH and opposition to cancellation of grants.

FY 2025 and FY 2026 House Labor, HHS, Education Appropriations, including funding for, and preservation of, the Institute of Museum and Library Services; Arts Education, 21st Century Community Learning Centers, American History and Civics Education,. Opposition to elimination of the Institute of Museum and Library Services and opposition to cancellation of grants.

FY 2026 and FY27funding for Commerce, Justice, Science, including funding for, and preservation of, NSF Advancing Informal STEM Learning, NIH Science Education Partnership and Informal Science Education, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Informal Science Education Program and NASA grants for science museums and planetariums, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Education Program. Support for Multinational Species Conservation Funds.

FY 2026 funding for the Department of the Interior and related agencies. Funding for the National Park Service and Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) compliance, and Historic Preservation Fund. Rules and regulations relating to NAGPRA and other issues.

Protection of cultural property around the world. Travel promotion and Brand USA.

Committee for Education Funding coalition letters to keep funding for cultural affairs agencies Opposition to federal government shutdown.

Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filing, reproduced as filed. Bills are parsed from the activity descriptions.

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