1st Quarter - Report

DANCE/USA for DANCE/USA

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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.

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Protection of tax incentives for charitable donations H.R. 3134, the Charitable Giving Extension Act S. 1772, Public Good IRA Charitable Rollover Act of 2013: Expansion and extension of IRA charitable rollover, an expansion of tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts fro charitable purposes.House Ways and Means International Tax Reform Discussion Draft by Chairman Camp, including proposals for charitable deduction and UBIT H.R. 2482 (Artist-Museum Partnership Act): provide a deduction equal to the fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, or scholarly compositions created by the donor IRS Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on what constitutes related political activity for 501c4 social welfare organizations

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BRANDON G GRYDE Director of Government Affairs

Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Education, Dept of; SENATE; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); State, Dept of (DOS); Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 2482 (113th), S. 1772 (113th), H.R. 3134 (113th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

H.R. 3547: The Fiscal 2013 Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2014 FY14/FY15 Appropriations for the National Endowment for the Arts FY14/FY15 Appropriations for Arts in Education at the U.S. Department of Education FY14/FY15 State and Foreign Ops Appropriations: Cultural Exchange funding at the U.S. Department of StateFY14/FY15 Appropriations for the Corporation for National and Community Service

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BRANDON G GRYDE Director of Government Affairs

Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); State, Dept of (DOS); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); White House Office; Education, Dept of; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 3547 (113th)

Education EDU

S. 1094 (Strengthening America's Schools Act) and H.R. 5 (Student Success Act): Support for Arts Education in the Reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act Implementation of the Fast Response Statistical Survey in Arts Education and the National Assessment of Educational Progress in the ArtsReauthorization of the Institute for Educational Sciences

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BRANDON G GRYDE Director of Government Affairs

Contacted: Education, Dept of; Treasury, Dept of; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); State, Dept of (DOS); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office

Bills named: H.R. 5 (113th), S. 1094 (113th)

Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV COM

H.R. 2911, the Wireless Microphone Users Interference Protection Act of 2013, which extends eligibility for a Part 74 license which allows immediate access to the geo-location database and the flexibility needed in the performing arts; and ensure the preservation of the two safe-haven channels intended only for wireless microphone users.H.R. 2982 / S. 1981 (Open Internet Preservation Act of 2014): Restore the Net Neutrality Rules struck down by the D.C. Circuit court until the FCC adopts new final rules on net neutrality.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BRANDON G GRYDE Director of Government Affairs

Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); White House Office; Education, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS)

Bills named: H.R. 2982 (113th), S. 1981 (113th), H.R. 2911 (113th)

Transportation TRA

Improvements to musical instrument cross-border reqirements, including future implementation of instrument passport proposal resulting from Convention of International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act - set and implement a uniform national policy for all airlines regarding musical instruments as carry-on luggage on airplanes.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BRANDON G GRYDE Director of Government Affairs

Contacted: Education, Dept of; White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); SENATE; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Treasury, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS)

Immigration IMM

S. 744 2013: Support for the ARTS Provision in the immigration reform legislation, which would streamline O and P visa processing by and on behalf of nonprofit arts organizations. Improvements to visa processing for O and P visas.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BRANDON G GRYDE Director of Government Affairs

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; SENATE; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Education, Dept of; Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS)

Bills named: S. 744 (113th)

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.