On July 14th, 2011, Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT3) introduced H.R. 2531 – Stop Wasting Archive Grants Act of 2011, which would repeal the National Historical Publications and Records Commission. Read the bill text here. SAA is collaborating with other archives organizations to determine next steps in advocating against the proposed legislation.

Bill text: http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h112-2531
NHPRC website: http://www.archives.gov/nhprc/
SAA Issues and Advocacy Roundtable: http://www2.archivists.org/groups/issues-and-advocacy-roundtable