OPERA AMERICA for OPERA AMERICA
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
- Visa provision to streamline O and P visa processing by and on behalf of nonprofit arts organizations (ARTS Provision, prospective reintroduction) - Improvements to visa processing for O and P visas. - Improvements to Central Withholding Agreement withholding process for foreign guest artists.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| BRANDON GRYDE | Director of Government Affairs |
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX
- HR 1260, HR 651: support for a universal charitable deduction available to all taxpayers, whether they itemize or not. - S. 632/ H.R. 1545: the LIFT for Charities Act, which would repeal the unrelated business income tax on nonprofits for the expenses they incur providing transportation fringe benefits to their employees - H.R. 513 - Nonprofits Support Act to modify the requirements for determining the unrelated business taxable income of tax-exempt organizations. -S. 1282 Sen. Cruz/Shaheen bill on repealing Unrelated Business Income Tax (UBIT) on nonprofits - S. 1257 / H.R.3832 Legacy IRA Act: an expansion of the IRA Charitable Rollover to allow seniors starting at age 65 to make tax-free IRA rollovers to charities through life-income plans (charitable gift annuity or charitable remainder trust). - H.R. 1793 Artist-Museum Partnership Act: provide a deduction equal to the fair market value for charitable contributions of created by the donor. - Support for retaining federal tax code provisions (Johnson Amendment) that prohibit 501(c)(3) entities from endorsing candidates for public office and engaging in partisan electioneering activities.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| BRANDON GRYDE | Director of Government Affairs |
Budget/Appropriations BUD
COVID19 relief appropriations for the National Endowment for the Arts and National Endowment for the Humanities; COVID19 relief appropriations for Arts in Education at the U.S. Department of Education and Title IV, Part A; COVID19 relief State and Foreign Ops Appropriations: Cultural Exchange funding at the U.S. Department of State; Appropriations for Corporation for Public Broadcasting. - Implementation of Fast Response Survey System for arts education
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| BRANDON GRYDE | Director of Government Affairs |
Education EDU
- Implementation of Every Student Succeeds Act: Support for Arts Education in the Reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. - Implementation of Fast Response Statistical Survey in Arts Education and restoration of the arts in the National Assessment of Educational Progress in the Arts.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| BRANDON GRYDE | Director of Government Affairs |
Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV COM
- Spectrum protection, licensing, and database eligibility for wireless microphone users in the nonprofit performing arts.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| BRANDON GRYDE | Director of Government Affairs |
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