The appropriations process is getting underway in Congress which will determine funding levels for historic preservation priorities for the next fiscal year. We need your help! FY25 Dear Colleague letters in support of the Historic Preservation Fund are currently circulating in the House and Senate. The co-chairs of the Historic Preservation Caucus, Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH) and Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) are leading the House letter and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) are leading the Senate letter.
Both letters request $225 million in funding for the Historic Preservation Fund, the same level Preservation Action advocated for during Historic Preservation Advocacy Week. The letters call for much-needed increases for State and Tribal Historic Preservation Offices, and increases to critically important competitive grant programs.
To maximize the impact of the letter, we need as many members of Congress to sign-on as possible. We’ve made it easy for you to reach out, check out our Action Alert below to learn more and easily personalize and send a letter to your members of Congress. Take action! The deadline for signatures in the Senate is the morning of Wednesday, May 15th and the deadline in the House is TBD.
Reach out to your Representative and Senators TODAY!
House
- The House letter is being led by Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH) and Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR)
- Signatures due: TBD
- If you have a personal contact in your Representative’s office, contact that person directly, especially if you just met with their office during Advocacy Week, and urge them to sign-on to the HPF dear colleague letter. If they do not handle Interior Appropriations please ask that they pass the message along to the Interior Appropriations staffer.
- Offices can contact Dave Straka (Dave.Straka@mail.house.gov) in Rep. Turner’s office or Zoe Walker (Zoe.Walker@mail.house.gov) in Rep. Blumenauer’s office to sign on.
Senate
- The Senate letter is being led by Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA).
- Signatures due: May 15th (morning)
- If you have a personal contact in your Senator’s office, contact that person directly, especially if you just met with their office during Advocacy Week, and urge them to sign-on to the HPF dear colleague letter. If they do not handle Interior Appropriations please ask that they pass the message along to the Interior Appropriations staffer.
- Offices can contact Ryan Kambich (Ryan_Kambich@gillibrand.senate.gov) or Abi Jimenez (Abi_Jimenez@gillibrand.senate.gov) in Sen. Gillibrand’s office to sign-on.
Preservation Action has also made it easy for you take action. Check out our action campaign to easily personalize and send a letter to your members of Congress TODAY!
Additional Materials
FY24 House HPF Dear Colleague Letter signers
