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Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026Section 5 › Proposal

$207,000,000 for the National Endowment for the Humanities

Making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes, section 5, Sec. 5. Written by .

$207,000,000 for the National Endowment for the Humanities

The document says “shallWho acts: National Endowment for the HumanitiesHow: statuteSec. 5 in the PDF
What the document says

“For necessary expenses to carry out the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965, $207,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which $192,000,000 shall be available for support of activities in the humanities”

Making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes, Sec. 5

The grants and administration account of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Of the total, $192,000,000 supports activities in the humanities and administers the Act, and $15,000,000 goes to the matching grants program, including $13,000,000 for the purposes of section 7(h) of the Act.

What the document actually says

“For necessary expenses to carry out the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965, $207,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which $192,000,000 shall be available for support of activities in the humanities”

Making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes, Sec. 5
That sentence, in plain words

The humanities endowment gets $207,000,000. Of that, $192,000,000 pays for the work itself.

What this is about

The humanities cover history, language and books. The rest of the money matches gifts from others. It can only be spent as those gifts come in.

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    Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026, Public Law 119-74, sec. 5, 140 Stat. 6 (2026).
    https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ74/html/PLAW-119publ74.htm

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    “$207,000,000 for the National Endowment for the Humanities,” Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026, section 5, Sec. 5. Read the Mandate, https://readthemandate.org/commerce-justice-science-energy-water-development/proposal/sec05-national-endowment-for-the-humanities/ (retrieved August 26, 2026).

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