In the face of proposed cuts to the Historic Preservation Fund, 80 bipartisan Representatives and Senators — representing 29 different states and territories — signed on to the FY2026 Historic Preservation Fund (HPF) Dear Colleague letters. 

The House letter and Senate letter both requested $225 million in funding for the Historic Preservation Fund, including much-needed increases for State and Tribal Historic Preservation Offices as well as critically important competitive grant programs. Both letters cited the important roles of SHPOs and THPOs. The House letter was led by the co-chairs of the Historic Preservation Caucus, Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH) and Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández (D-NM), while the Senate letter was led by Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY). The letters were submitted to the House and Senate Interior Appropriations Subcommittee.

Did your Representative or Senator's sign-on to the FY26 HPF Dear Colleague Letter? Check out the complete list of signers and be sure to thank them for their vocal support of historic preservation.

Take Action: https://preservationaction.org/thank-you-hpf-sign-on-2025/