ACHP members met July 18 in Washington, DC, for their summer business meeting. Chair Sara Bronin welcomed the three newest appointed members: Erica Avrami, Amelia Marshand, and Jane Woodfin to the meeting. It was also the first meeting attended by governor member Gov. John Carney of Delaware and newly appointed Architect of the Capitol Thomas Austin.

Members voted to send letters to Congress in support of an increase in appropriations and reauthorization of the Historic Preservation Fund; support for the HTC-GO Act involving housing and climate-related tax credits; and offering modified language to the National Defense Authorization Act. They also voted to re-convene a digital information task force.

Members discussed a nationwide digital map of historic properties as well as their upcoming unassembled meeting regarding an exemption to Section 106 for projects regarding Native Hawaiian organizations in Hawaii.

Watch and listen to the recording of the meeting. The next business meeting will be Nov. 18-19 in Washington, DC.