3rd Quarter - Report — DANCE/USA for DANCE/USA (2011)

Firm

DANCE/USA

Client

DANCE/USA

Income

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Expenses

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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.

Postal POS

H.R. 2309: The Postal Reform Act of 2011: regarding removal of Section 403, provision that would result in the virtual elimination of preferred nonprofit postage rates, and overall raising of taxes. Protecting preferred postage rates for performing arts nonprofit organizations.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
BRANDON G GRYDE	—

Contacted: Education, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Endowment for the Arts; SENATE; Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS)

Bills named: H.R. 2309 (112th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 1190/S. 930 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. H.R. 2502/S. 557 The Public Good IRA Charitable Rollover Act of 2011: an expansion of tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable purposes. American Jobs Act: Regarding the proposal to cap deductibility of contributions at 28%.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
BRANDON G GRYDE	—

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Endowment for the Arts; Education, Dept of; Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; SENATE

Bills named: S. 930 (112th), H.R. 1190 (112th), H.R. 2502 (112th), S. 557 (112th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

H.R. 2584 - FY12 Interior Appropriations ACt - Funding for the National Endowment for the Arts; FY12 Labor HHS Education Appropriations Funding for Arts in Education Programs at the U.S. Department of Education; FY12 Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations-Funding for Cultural Programs Division of the State Department Office of Citizen Exchange.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
BRANDON G GRYDE	—

Contacted: Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Natl Endowment for the Arts; White House Office; Education, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 2584 (112th)

Immigration IMM

Arts Require Timely Service (ARTS) Act - Streamlining visa processing for nonprofit arts organizations and improvements to visa processing for O and P visas.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
BRANDON G GRYDE	—

Contacted: Education, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Endowment for the Arts; SENATE; Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); White House Office

Education EDU

H.R. 1891: 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.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
BRANDON G GRYDE	—

Contacted: Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); White House Office; SENATE; Education, Dept of; Natl Endowment for the Arts; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS)

Bills named: H.R. 1891 (112th)

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.