2nd 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: Education, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS)

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 S. 1159: Public Good IRA Rollover Act of 2015: Reinstate and make permanent the IRA Charitable Rollover S. 931: 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. Principles in support of better rules guiding nonprofit political activity for 501c4 social welfare organizations

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

Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Education, Dept of; SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 644 (114th), S. 931 (114th), S. 1159 (114th)

Education EDU

H.R. 5 / S. 1177: Student Success Act 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: SENATE; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); State, Dept of (DOS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Education, Dept of

Bills named: S. 1177 (114th), H.R. 5 (114th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

H.R. 2822 / S. 1645: FY16 Appropriations for the National Endowment for the Arts H.R. 3020 / S. 1695: FY16 Appropriations for Arts in Education at the U.S. Department of Education; Implementation of the National Assessment of Education Progress in the Arts H.R. 2772 / S. 1725: 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: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Education, Dept of; Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); SENATE; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); State, Dept of (DOS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 3020 (114th), S. 1645 (114th), H.R. 2822 (114th), H.R. 2772 (114th), S. 1725 (114th), S. 1695 (114th)

Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV COM

Spectrum protection, licensing, and database eligibility for wireless microphone users in the nonprofit performing arts.

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

Contacted: SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Education, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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.