National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act Amendments of 1983
Public Law 98-306 · H.R. 2751 · 98th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on May 31, 1984 · Arts, Culture, Religion
Sponsor: Rep. Paul Simon (D-IL-22)
Cosponsors (16): Rep. Walter Fauntroy, Rep. Lawrence Smith,
Passage votes
- HouseUnanimous consent
- SenateVoice vote
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act Amendments of 1983 - Amends the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965 to include an Institute of Museum Services within the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities.
Includes the Director of such Institute on the Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities.
Requires members of the National Council on the Arts and the Humanities to serve after the expiration of their terms until their successors take office.
Increases the authorization of appropriations for the National Endowment for the Humanities and the National Endowment for the Arts for FY 1984.
Amends the Museum Services Act to eliminate the Secretary of Education from the National Museum Service Board. Reduces from eight to seven the number of Board members required to make a quorum. Increases the authorization of appropriations for the Institute of Museum Services for FY 1984.
Repeals the previous authorization levels set for the endowments and the Institute by the Omnibus Education Reconciliation Act of 1981.
Establishes a National Medal of Arts to be awarded by the President to nominees of the National Council on the Arts for outstanding contributions to the excellence, growth, support, and availability of the arts in the United States.
Directs the Secretary of the Interior to enter into a 30 year agreement with the college of Santa Fe, Sante Fe, New Mexico, to provide and improve facilities for cooperative educational arts programs with the Institute of American Indian Arts.
Directs the Secretary, through the Bureau of Indian Affairs, to study the need and feasibility of establishing a museum facility for the Institute and to report to Congress by February 1, 1985, on such study. Sets forth requirements concerning possible land set-asides for such facility which would involve no cost to the Federal Government.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Education and Workforce Committee · House · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: Postsecondary Education, Training and Life-Long Learning Subcommittee
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 16 actions.
- May 31, 1984Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 98-306.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- May 22, 1984PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- May 17, 1984Resolving differencesResolving differences · House Agreed to Senate Amendments by Unanimous Consent.
- Apr 5, 1984FloorFloor · Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.
- FloorFloor · Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
- Feb 21, 1984FloorFloor · Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- FloorFloor · House Agreed to Amendments Adopted by the Committee of the Whole.
- Oct 26, 1983CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Education and Workforce Committee
- May 10, 1983CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Education and Workforce Committee
- May 5, 1983CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Postsecondary Education, Training and Life-Long Learning Subcommittee of the House Education and Workforce Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Postsecondary Education, Training and Life-Long Learning Subcommittee of the House Education and Workforce Committee
- Apr 26, 1983CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Education and Workforce Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by Postsecondary Education, Training and Life-Long Learning Subcommittee of the House Education and Workforce Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Postsecondary Education, Training and Life-Long Learning Subcommittee of the House Education and Workforce Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the House
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Official record
The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.