1st Quarter - Report

DANCE/USA for DANCE/USA

Firm
Client
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Expenses
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No amount is shown when the filer reports less than $5,000 for the period, which the form does not ask them to state.

What was lobbied

6 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.

Immigration IMM

Streamlined visa processing for nonprofit arts organizations and improvements to visa processing for O and P visas.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BRANDON G GRYDE New —

Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); White House Office; SENATE; Education, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Endowment for the Arts

Education EDU

Support for Arts Education in the Reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. Implementation of Fast Response Statistical Survey in Arts Education and the National Assessment of Educational Progress in the Arts.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BRANDON G GRYDE New —

Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Natl Endowment for the Arts; SENATE; White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Education, Dept of

Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV COM

Protecting performing arts audio technology, specifically wireless microphones, by requesting that the FCC expand eligibility for Part 74 licensing to nonprofit arts organizations. Preserve an open internet by supporting the net neutrality principles promulgated by the Federal Communications Commission.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BRANDON G GRYDE New —

Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); SENATE; White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Education, Dept of; Natl Endowment for the Arts

Transportation TRA

S. 223 FAA Air Trasnportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act - set a uniform national poicy for all airlines regarding musical instruments as carry-on luggage on airplanes.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BRANDON G GRYDE New —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Education, Dept of; Natl Endowment for the Arts; White House Office; SENATE

Bills named: S. 223 (112th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 1190 Artist-Museum Partnership Act - provide a deduction equal to the fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic or scholarly compositions created by the donor. S. 557: The Public Good IRA Charitable Rollover Act of 2011, an expansion of tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable purposes. Nonprofit Sector and Community Solutions Act - to strengthen the partnership between the federal government and nonprofit organizations. H.R. 4: to repeal the expanded Form 1099 information reporting requirements enacted by the health care reform law to the Tax section.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BRANDON G GRYDE New —

Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; SENATE; Education, Dept of; Natl Endowment for the Arts

Bills named: S. 557 (112th), H.R. 1190 (112th), H.R. 4 (112th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

H.R. 1: FY11 Interior Appropriations Act-Funding for the National Endowment for the Arts, FY11 Labor, Health and Human Services and Education Appropriations Act-Funding for Arts in Education Programs and Research at the U.S. Department of Education, FY11 Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations-Funding for Cultural Programs Division of the State Department Office of Citizen Exchange. FY12 Interior Appropriations Act-Funding for the National Endowment for the Arts, FY12 Labor, Health and Human Services and Education Appropriations Act-Funding for Arts in Education Programs and Research at the U.S. Department of Education, FY12 Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations-Funding for Cultural Programs Division of the State Department Office of Citizen Exchange.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BRANDON G GRYDE New —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Education, Dept of; SENATE; Natl Endowment for the Arts; White House Office; Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Bills named: H.R. 1 (112th)

Shown as published by the Senate Office of Public Records and the House Clerk under the Lobbying Disclosure Act. The official filing is the record; open it for the full form.