Register for 2021 Virtual PastForward Conference and Save the Date for PAF’s Annual Auction; President Biden Nominates Charles Sams to Lead Park Service; America250 Effort Officially Launches; and Stories From the States

Preservation Action, Legislative Update
Volume 24, Number 27, August 20, 2021

1. Registration Now Open for 2021 Virtual Past Forward Conference. Save the Date PAF’s Annual Auction!

2. President Biden Announced His Intent to Nominate Charles Sams to Lead National Park Service

3. A Multiyear Effort to Commemorate the 250th Anniversary of America’s Founding in 2026 Officially Launches

4. Stories From Around the States

Legislative Update: August 20, 2021 →

House Committee Holds Hearing on National Heritage Areas; National Trust Announces $3 Million on African American Action Fund Grants; Arizona Heritage Fund Receives an Additional $5 Million; and Stories From Around the States

Preservation Action, Legislative Update
Volume 24, Number 24, July 16, 2021

1. House Committee Holds Hearing on National Heritage Area Legislation

2. National Trust Announces $3 Million in African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund Grants

3. Arizona State Heritage Fund Receives An Additional $5 Million

4. Stories From Around the States

Legislative Update: July 16, 2021 →

Senate Could Advance Infrastructure Package by End of July; National Park Service Announces History of Equal Rights Grants; PA Launches Summer Membership Drive; and Stories From Around the States

Preservation Action, Legislative Update
Volume 24, Number 23, July 09, 2021

1. Infrastructure Update: Senators Could Vote on Bipartisan Infrastructure Package by the End of July

2. National Park Service Announces $2.4 Million in History of Equal Right Historic Preservation Grants

3. Preservation Action Launches Summer Membership Drive- Become a Member Today!

4. Stories From Around the States

Legislative Update: July 09, 2021 →

House Bill Permanently Reauthorizes and Doubles Authorization for Historic Preservation Fund; House Interior Appropriations Bill Includes Record Funding for Historic Preservation Fund; HTC-GO Act Introduced in the Senate; and Stories From the States


Preservation Action, Legislative Update

Volume 24, Number 22, July 02, 2021

1. House Transportation Bill Permanently Reauthorizes the Historic Preservation Fund and Doubles Authorization Level

2. House Interior Appropriations Bill Includes Record Funding for Historic Preservation Fund

3. Action Alert: Bill to Enhance and Expand Historic Tax Credit Introduced in the Senate

4. Stories From Around the States

Legislative Update: July 02, 2021 →

Sec. Haaland Testifies on President Budget Request; Sara Bronin Nominated to Chair the Advisory Council; National Park Service Announces New Guidance on Flood Adaptation; and Stories From the States


Preservation Action, Legislative Update

Volume 24, Number 21, June 25, 2021

1. Appropriations Update: Secretary Haaland Testifies on President’s Budget Request

2. President Announces Intent to Nominate Sara Bronin to Chair Advisory Council on Historic Preservation

3. National Park Service Announces New Guidance on Flood Adaptation for Historic Buildings

4. Stories From Around the States

Legislative Update: June 25, 2021 →