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
5 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Education EDU
Support for Arts Education in the Reathorization 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.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| BRANDON G GRYDE | Director of Government Affairs |
Immigration IMM
S. 744: Support for the 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.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| BRANDON G GRYDE | Director of Government Affairs |
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX
H.R. 5771: Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2014, retroactive reinstatement of expired tax provisions that included the IRA charitable rollover; H.R. 5806: Supporting America's Charities Act, to make permanent the IRA charitable rollover and other charitable provisions; H.R. 4719: America Gives More Act, permanent restoration of expired charitable provisions, including the IRA rollover, and extending through April 15 the deadline for claiming charitable donations on previous year's tax filing; Protection of tax incentives for charitable donations; House Ways and Means Tax Reform Discussion Draft, including proposals for charitable donations and Unrelated Business Income Tax (UBIT) policies; H.R. 2482: Artist-Museum Partnership Act, provide a deduction equal to the fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, or scholarly compositions created by the donor.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| BRANDON G GRYDE | Director of Government Affairs |
Budget/Appropriations BUD
H.R. 83 - FY2015 Omnibus H.R. 5171: FY15 Appropriations for the National Endowment for the Arts; FY15 Appropriations for Arts in Education at the U.S. Department of Education; FY15 State and Foreign Ops Appropriations: Cultural Exchange funding at the U.S. Department of State; FY15 Appropriations for the Corporation for National and Community Service. Improvements to musical instrument cross-border transport requirements, including future implementation of instrument passport proposal resulting from Convention on Int'l Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora and Executive Order restricting African elephant ivory import/export. Opportunities for future domestic commerce in existing musical instruments containing African elephant ivory.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| BRANDON G GRYDE | Director of Government Affairs |
Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV COM
Protection of nonprofit performing arts wireless microphone usage in the spectrum, licensing of users, and access to the geo-location database.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| BRANDON G GRYDE | Director of Government Affairs |
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