Preservation Action is excited announce the launch of our 2024 Congressional Candidate Historic Preservation Survey. For the fifth time, Preservation Action is surveying U.S House and Senate candidates across the country to gauge support of key national preservation programs and policies. We plan to share the results of the survey widely before the elections in November. We've conducted a candidate survey prior to the past several election cycles and received hundreds of responses. We are excited to hear from even more candidates this year and will be working with our networks to help spread the word.

The goal of the survey is multi-faceted; to educate congressional candidates on the federal historic preservation program, gauge their level of support for critically important preservation programs and policies, educate PA members and supporters on the candidates positions and gain useful insights into congressional candidates background with historic preservation. The survey asks the following questions:

- Do you support stable and robust funding for the Historic Preservation Fund?
- The HPF’s authorization has not been increased since it was established in 1976 and is currently set to expire in September 2024. Would you support efforts to reauthorize and increase the Historic Preservation Fund?
- Would you support efforts to update the Federal Rehabilitation Tax Credit (HTC) program?
- Do you support the Federal Historic Preservation Easement program, which incentivizes building owners to permanently protect and rehabilitate historic buildings by providing charitable tax deductions for the contribution of historic preservation easements?
- Would you support policies that ensure the impact to historic and cultural resources continue to be considered as part of the federal project planning process?
- Does historic preservation play an important role in your state/district? How so?Describe any personal connections to historic preservation or historic sites. Is there a specific historic place in your district that is important to you and your constituents?

Check out our 2024 Historic Preservation Congressional Candidate Survey to learn more and stay tuned, as we plan to have the results of the survey ready to review prior to the midterm elections.