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

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

Immigration IMM

Support for the Arts Require Timely Service (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 Director of Government Affairs

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

Budget/Appropriations BUD

H.R. 83 - FY2015 Omnibus FY16 Appropriations for the National Endowment for the Arts FY16 Appropriations for the Arts in Education at the U.S. Department of Education FY16 STate and Foreign Ops Appropriations: Cultural Exchange funding at the U.S. Department of State

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

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

Bills named: H.R. 83 (114th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Protection of tax incentives for charitable donations H.R. 644: America Gives More Act, package of five charitable provisions includes that includes making permanent the IRA charitable rollover Artist-Museum Partnership Act: provide a deduction equal to the fair market value for chartiable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor.

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

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

Bills named: H.R. 644 (114th)

Education EDU

H.R. 5 and draft Senate proposals Every Child Ready for College or Career Act of 2015 and Every Child Achieves Act of 2015; 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. Reauthorization of the Institute of Education Sciences.

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

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

Bills named: H.R. 5 (114th)

Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV COM

Spectrum protection, licensing, and database eligibility for wireless microphone users in the nonprofit performing arts. Support net neutrality, which preserves an open Internet where artists and creative entrepreneurs can reach potential audiences, build businesses, and contribute to culture.

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

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

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.