Committee on Cultural Affairs, Libraries and International Intergroup Organizations · Nov 20, 2025
Thursdayat least 2 h 38 min1 official identified2 agenda itemsRoll call: 5 present, 1 excused, 3 absent (clerk)Video: Viebit
The committee opened an oversight hearing on Censorship in the Arts and Cultural sector and said it would also hear three resolutions: 649-2024, 987-2025 and 1063-2025.
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What happened
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- The committee opened an oversight hearing on Censorship in the Arts and Cultural sector and said it would also hear three resolutions: 649-2024, 987-2025 and 1063-2025.0:35
- The Commissioner of the Department of Cultural Affairs testified on censorship in the arts and cultural sector.11:21
- The chair asked the Department of Cultural Affairs what financial assistance it provides to organizations that lost NEA, NEH and IMLS funding, and the commissioner answered.22:19
- The chair opened the hearing for public testimony.40:37
Who spoke
1 official identified · talk time, most first.
- Erik D. BottcherChair · Council · 25 minFirst speaks at 0:35
Roll call: 5 present, 1 excused, 3 absent. From the clerk
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Hamlet, “Committee on Cultural Affairs, Libraries and International Intergroup Organizations, Nov 20, 2025: New York.” https://cities.myhamlet.com/nyc/cultural-affairs-libraries-and-international-intergroup-organizations/meetings/2025-11-20. Data as of Oct 9, 2026 (version d14b03c); meeting of Nov 20, 2025.