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Congressional Attack on National Science Foundation Funding: FIRST Act Moves To Next Phase

by Eden Burgess On March 13, 2014, the Frontiers in Innovation, Research, Science, and Technology Act, or FIRST Act (H.R. 4186), was referred to the full Committee on Science, Space, and…

Help the Society for Historical Archaeology make an impact on the Hill

Join us for a Webinar on Thursday, July 25. Congress’ summer recess is fast approaching. What does that mean to SHA and to you? August is a great time to…

Support the Historic Preservation Fund

ASK YOUR HOUSE MEMBERS TO SIGN ON TO FY14 FUNDING LETTER! DEADLINE EXTENDED: April 12th, 2013 Representatives Michael Turner (R-OH) and Rush Holt (D-NJ), co-chairs of the Historic Preservation Caucus, have…

The Fight for Historical Archaeology in the 113th Congress

Federal legislation and regulatory policy is responsible for the majority of historical archaeology that occurs in the United States. From compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act…

Legislation to Protect the Titanic Moves Forward

The Society for Historical Archaeology (SHA), with the assistance of Cultural Heritage Partners, PLLC (CHP), is leading the charge for legislation to protect the Titanic wreck to become law, and…