Key Congressional Committees Affecting the Performing Arts

United States House of Representatives

Committee on Appropriations - The House Committee on Appropriations has jurisdiction over the amount of federal funding provided to all federal agencies and programs.
Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment & Related Agencies - The Subcommittee on Interior has jurisdiction over the amount of funding provided to the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services and Education - The Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education has jurisdiction over the amount of funding provided to the U.S. Department of Education Arts in Education programs and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs – The Subcommittee on Science, Foreign Operations and Related Programs has jurisdiction over the amount of funding provided to the U.S. Department of State.
Committee on Ways and Mean – The House Committee on Ways and Means has jurisdiction over all tax policies, including tax policies aimed at increasing giving to charitable organizations.
Committee on the Judiciary – The House Committee on Judiciary has jurisdiction over U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS).
Committee on Education and Labor - The House Committee on Education and Labor has jurisdiction over reauthorization of No Child Left Behind, which includes funding authorization for arts education programs within elementary and secondary education.
Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary & Secondary Education - The Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary & Secondary Education has jurisdiction over the Arts in Education program at the U.S. Department of Education.

United States Senate

Committee on Appropriations - The Senate Committee on Appropriations has jurisdiction over the amount of federal funding provided to all federal agencies and programs.

Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior - The Subcommittee on Interior has jurisdiction over the amount of funding provided to the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services and Education - The Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education has jurisdiction over the amount of funding provided to the US Department of Education Arts in Education programs and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

Appropriations Subcommittee on State and Foreign Operations– The Subcommittee on State and Foreign Operations has jurisdiction over the amount of funding provided to the U.S. Department of State.

Committee on Finance - The Senate Committee on Finance has jurisdiction over all tax policies, including tax policies aimed at increasing giving to charitable organizations.

Committee on the Judiciary – The Senate Committee on Judiciary has jurisdiction over U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS).

Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions - The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions has jurisdiction over the Arts in Education program at the U.S. Department of Education.