4th 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

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

Immigration IMM

S. 744 2013: Support for the ARTS provision in 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 —

Contacted: Education, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; White House Office; Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Bills named: S. 744 (113th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

HJRes59: FY14 CR H.R. 2775 (Continuing Appropriations Act of 2014) S.Amdt. 30 To S.Con.Res.8: Ensuring that new limits on charitable deduction are not a component of tax increases. FY14 Appropriations for the National Endowment for the ArtsFY14 Appropriations for Arts in Education at the U.S. Department of Education FY14 STate and Foreign Ops Appropriations: Cultural Exchange funding at the U.S. Department of State

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BRANDON G GRYDE —

Contacted: SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Education, Dept of; White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS)

Bills named: H.J.Res. 59 (113th), H.R. 2775 (113th), S.Con.Res. 8 (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 two safe-haven channels intended only for wireless microphone users.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BRANDON G GRYDE —

Contacted: SENATE; Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); White House Office; Education, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS)

Bills named: H.R. 2911 (113th)

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 for charitable purposes.H.R. 2482 (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.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BRANDON G GRYDE —

Contacted: Education, Dept of; Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); White House Office; SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS)

Bills named: S. 1772 (113th), H.R. 3134 (113th), H.R. 2482 (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 Fast Response Survey in Arts Education and the National Assessment of Education Progress in the Arts. Reauthorization of the Institute of Education Sciences

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BRANDON G GRYDE —

Contacted: White House Office; Education, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

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