Before leaving for its annual August recess, the Senate Appropriations Committee completed action on the final four of the twelve appropriations bills that will fund the federal government for the coming Fiscal Year (FY) 2024. The House Appropriations Committee has completed action on nine of its FY 24 funding bills, with the notable exception of more >
The House Appropriations Committee today passed the Fiscal Year (FY 24) Interior, Environment and Related Agencies appropriations bill by a party line vote. The bill has not been scheduled for floor action.
On July 13, the House and Senate Appropriations Committees passed their versions of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Financial Services and General Government appropriations bills. They include funding for the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) and the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC). Both bills are now awaiting floor action, likely before the August recess. The more >
The House Appropriations Committee recently completed its markup of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Legislative Branch Appropriations bill. The bill includes $843.7 million in funding for the Library of Congress. This is $15.2 million more than FY 23 and $51.5 million less than the Biden administration’s FY 24 request. During consideration of the bill, the more >
As we move into the post-pandemic period, we realize there remains confusion over availability and procedures for performing research at National Archives facilities across the country. In response to requests from NCH and many of our member organizations, NARA has prepared this update on the status of their research rooms. Below are detailed instructions from more >
The US Senate today voted (52-45) to confirm Dr. Colleen Joy Shogan to serve as the 11th Archivist of the United States. NCH congratulates Dr. Shogan. We look forward to working with her on the many challenges facing the National Archives.
Recently the Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations (SHAFR) developed a detailed set of recommendations suggesting much-needed reforms of the federal government rules and regulations controlling the declassification of federal and presidential records. The National Security Archive was also involved in the development of the proposal. The National Coalition for History (NCH) has endorsed more >
Urge the Senate to Support the Nomination of Dr. Colleen Shogan to be Archivist of the United States
In August 2022, President Biden nominated Dr. Colleen Joy Shogan as the 11th Archivist of the United States (AOTUS). On March 15, the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee voted to send her nomination to the full Senate for confirmation. We need your help in ensuring that happens! It is vital that the Senate more >
President Biden has signed into law an omnibus appropriations bill which will fund the federal government through the last nine months of fiscal year (FY) 2023. Click here to access a chart (see attached) showing how programs of interest to our community fared. It includes the budget for FY 23 and compares it with FY 22 more >
OMB/NARA Extend Compliance Deadline for Rule Mandating Use of Electronic Records by Federal Agencies
On June 28, 2019, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) jointly issued a memorandum providing guidance on managing Federal records. In a major policy change, the memo mandated that all Federal agencies must transfer permanent records to NARA in electronic formats after December 31, 2022. NARA more >
