Promotion of the Fine Arts Bill

[Ebowed]

Promotion of the Fine Arts Bill

1. F.L. 9-7, National Endowments for the Arts and for the Humanities Elimination Act, is repealed.
2. Funding for the National Endowments for the Arts and for the Humanities are hereby restored in full.


Sponsor: The President pro tempore

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

I propose the following amendment:

The text of this bill shall be struck and replaced by:

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I see no need for the Federal Government to be engaging in the production of art that will mainly being seen only at local level, however the scholarly work in the humanities that the NEH did is worthy of being supported by the Federal government in my opinion, as it is largely not of local benefit only.

[Јas]

I would ask the sponsor of the bill, IIRC, it was you yourself who initiated F.L.9-7, so why now seek the reinstatement of these bodies?

[Sam Spade]

I would ask the sponsor of the bill, IIRC, it was you yourself who initiated F.L.9-7, so why now seek the reinstatement of these bodies?

Porce has had a "Road-to-Damascus" moment and I believe it involved some mother stabbing her baby in the womb with coat-hangar.

[Ebowed]

I would ask the sponsor of the bill, IIRC, it was you yourself who initiated F.L.9-7, so why now seek the reinstatement of these bodies?

I changed my mind.  I believe the aims of these institutions are well-intentioned and a cause well worth pursuing.  The institutions were defunded and abolished for a number of reasons, none of which I particularly find relevant or useful today.

[Ebowed]

We are voting on replacing the title & text of the bill with:
Promotion of the Humanities Act

1. Section 2 of  F.L. 9-7, National Endowments for the Arts and for the Humanities Elimination Act, is repealed.
2. Funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities is hereby restored in full.

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Nay

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

Aye

[Colin]

Aye

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

Nay

[Brandon H]

Aye

[DWPerry]

NAY

[Јas]

Nay

[Rob]

Nay.

[Ebowed]

The amendment fails.

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

The amendment fails.

Point of order.  By my count, the vote on the amendment stands at 3 Ayes and 5 Nays, which means that if the other 2 Senators and the Vice President approve it, the amendment could still pass.

[Ebowed]

The amendment fails.

Point of order.  By my count, the vote on the amendment stands at 3 Ayes and 5 Nays, which means that if the other 2 Senators and the Vice President approve it, the amendment could still pass.

I'm operating under the assumption that Sen. Gully Foyle is on extended vacation, meaning a total of 9 active senators.

[Ebowed]

Voting on final passage:

Promotion of the Fine Arts Bill

1. F.L. 9-7, National Endowments for the Arts and for the Humanities Elimination Act, is repealed.
2. Funding for the National Endowments for the Arts and for the Humanities are hereby restored in full.


Aye

[DWPerry]

NAY

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

Nay. The baby of the NEH isn't valuable enough to bring back the bathwater of the NEA.

[Rob]

Aye.

[Јas]

Aye

[Brandon H]

Nay

[Colin]

Nay

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

Aye

[Ebowed]

With 4 ayes and 4 nays, the bill ties.  It is presented to the Vice President.