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OPERA AMERICA

Lobbying for OPERA AMERICA

 Filing 1st Quarter - Report
Reporting period
1st Quarter 2026
Jan 1 - Mar 31 · Posted Apr 20, 2026
Expenses
$10,000.00
What this organization spent lobbying with its own staff. Reported using B: the three LDA methods count different costs, so an expenses figure is not comparable across filers that used different ones.
Client based in
District of Columbia

Official filing document

 Government bodies contacted 6
  • Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS)
  • Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
  • HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
  • SENATE
  • Small Business Administration (SBA)
  • State, Dept of (DOS)

The chambers, agencies and offices the filer named. It does not say who inside them was contacted, or when.

 Bills named in this filing 11
 Lobbying activity 8
Budget/Appropriations

FY26 and FY27 appropriations, including National Endowment for the Arts, National Endowment for the Humanities, Institute of Museum and Library Services, Arts in Education at the U.S. Department of Education and Title II-A, Title IV-A, and Title IV-B; State and Foreign Ops Appropriations: Cultural Exchange funding at the U.S. Department of State.

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code

H.R.721, S. 1121: Performing Arts Tax Parity Act, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the adjusted gross income limitation for above-the-line deduction of expenses of performing artist employees, and for other purposes.

Immigration

- 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.

Trade (domestic/foreign)

H.R.1402/ S. 281 the TICKET Act - Seeking policy solutions that cease predatory ticket sale practices while supporting access to nonprofit performances and events.

Education

HR 2485 Arts Education for All Act to expand arts education H.R.3852 - Reimagining Inclusive Arts Education Act to award grants to eligible entities to carry out professional development for arts educators and creative arts therapists to learn how to best accommodate children with disabilities, and for other purposes. H.R.5399 Equitable Arts Education Act to carry out a grant program to support arts education at minority-serving institutions of higher education. - Implementation of Every Student Succeeds Act: Support for Arts Education in the Reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.

Economics/Economic Development

S. 1125: Cultural Trade Promotion Act - to strengthen Americas creative industries and expand cultural exports by bolstering the creative economy.

Arts/Entertainment

H.R. 6165 CREATIVE Act. To amend the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 to establish a grant program to increase job opportunities for artists and creative professionals, improve the quality and availability of arts facilities and arts-related programming, and for other purposes.

Copyright/Patent/Trademark

H.R.2794 S.1367 - NO FAKES Act of 2025. To protect intellectual property rights in the voice and visual likeness of individuals, and for other purposes.

Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filing, reproduced as filed. Bills are parsed from the activity descriptions.

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