Amendment101st Congress
Amendment originally sought to add language requiring the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) to follow certain guidelines in the awarding of grants. It would have provided that no grants could be made for works deemed to be obscene or indecent as defined in certain court decisions. \ As amended by the Williams substitute amendment (A007), the text of H.R. 4825, reauthorizing the National Endowments for the Arts and Humanities and the Institute for Museum Services, as passed by the House on October 11, 1990 was substituted in lieu of the above requirements.
- Amendment Number
- 864
- Description
- Amendment originally sought to add language requiring the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) to follow certain guidelines in the awarding of grants. It would have provided that no grants could be made for works deemed to be obscene or indecent as defined in certain court decisions. \ As amended by the Williams substitute amendment (A007), the text of H.R. 4825, reauthorizing the National Endowments for the Arts and Humanities and the Institute for Museum Services, as passed by the House on October 11, 1990 was substituted in lieu of the above requirements.
- Purpose
- An amendment directing the Chairperson of the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Council for the Arts, when making judgements of artistic excellence, to ensure that projects supported by awards, grants, loans or other forms of support provided by the Endowment are sensitive to the nature of public sponsorship; take into account general standards of decency; are subject to the conditions of public accountability that govern the use of public money; reflect the high place accorded to the nation's cultrual heritage; and are appropriate for a general audience so that all members of the public may have access to such art funded under the program.
- Congress
- 101
- Type
- HAMDT
- Latest Action Date
- Oct 15, 1990
- Latest Action Text
- On agreeing to the Regula amendment (A006) as amended Agreed to by recorded vote: 342 - 58 (Roll no. 462).
- Latest Action Time
- 21:01:38
- Submitted Date
- Oct 15, 1990
- Chamber
- House of Representatives
- Update Date
- Jul 10, 2021