DANCE/USA for DANCE/USA
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
9 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
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. - Additional appropriations for pandemic relief programs implemented by U.S. Small Business Administration, including the Paycheck Protection Program and the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant Program. - Urging Congress to reinstate Employee Retention Tax Credit program and to extend for 2022 year. - Urging Congress to extend and increase federal incentives for charitable contributions - Implementation of Fast Response Survey System for arts education - Urging U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to simplify its visa petition process for international artists and to ensure timely processing of petitions - Urging U.S. Department of Education to increase access to arts education process and to expand data collection of arts education programs across the country.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| TONY BENNETT SHIVERS | Director of Government Affairs |
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX
- S618, HR 1704: support for a universal charitable deduction available to all taxpayers, whether they itemize or not. - H.R. 513 - Nonprofits Support Act to modify the requirements for determining the unrelated business taxable income of tax-exempt organizations. - 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). - Reinstate the Employee Retention Tax Credit Program for Q4 and extend into 2022
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| TONY BENNETT SHIVERS | 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. - Increase access to arts education programs - Increased FY2023 appropriations for U.S. Department of Education
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| TONY BENNETT SHIVERS | Director of Government Affairs |
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 |
|---|---|
| TONY BENNETT SHIVERS | 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 |
|---|---|
| TONY BENNETT SHIVERS | Director of Government Affairs |
Unemployment UNM
-Support federal enhanced unemployment benefits and other federal unemployment relief programs related to COVID19
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| TONY BENNETT SHIVERS | Director of Government Affairs |
Arts/Entertainment ART
-Support increased FY2023 appropriations for National Endowment for the Arts, National Endowment for the Humanitities, Corporation for Public Broadcasting, Institute for Museum and Library Services
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| TONY BENNETT SHIVERS | Director of Government Affairs |
Foreign Relations FOR
- Support international exchange programs and simplified foreign artist visa process
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| TONY BENNETT SHIVERS | Director of Government Affairs |
Small Business SMB
-Support more relief for small businesses related to COVID19 -Support for the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant Program
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| TONY BENNETT SHIVERS | Director of Government Affairs |
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