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RECORDING ACADEMY (FKA NATIONAL ACADEMY OF RECORDING ARTS AND SCIENCES)

Lobbying for RECORDING ACADEMY

 Filing 3rd Quarter - Report
Reporting period
3rd Quarter 2025
July 1 - Sep 30 · Posted Oct 20, 2025
Expenses
$255,422.00
What this organization spent lobbying with its own staff. Reported using A: 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

 Lobbyists on this filing 3
  • TODD FRANKLIN DUPLER
    Previously held: Chief Advocacy & Public Policy Officer
  • MONTANA REID MILLER
    Previously held: Manager of Government Affairs
  • KIMBERLEY ALTON New on this filing
    Previously held: Senior Director, Advocacy & Public Policy

A "covered position" is a government job the lobbyist held in the 20 years before registering, which the law requires them to name. See the revolving door for former members of Congress across all filings.

 Government bodies contacted 10
  • Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS)
  • Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
  • HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
  • Justice, Dept of (DOJ)
  • Natl Endowment for the Arts
  • SENATE
  • State, Dept of (DOS)
  • U.S. Copyright Office
  • U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
  • White House Office

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

 Bills named in this filing 9
 Lobbying activity 10
Education

Support for music and arts education funding and programs

Copyright/Patent/Trademark

Support of H.R.861/ S.326 the American Music Fairness Act Support of H.R. 2794/ S. 1367 the Nurture Originals, Foster Art, and Keep Entertainment Safe (NO FAKES) Act Support broadcast performance rights Music Modernization Act implementation Music Licensing reform Copyright protection and enforcement Support for fair compensation for songwriters Support for copyright protections in AI training

Immigration

Support artist visa processing reform

Budget/Appropriations

Support for Arts Funding Support for NEA Funding

Trade (domestic/foreign)

Protect copyright and IP in trade agreements

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products

Event ticketing issues and enforcement of the BOTS Act Congressional reforms to the live event ticketing marketplace

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code

Support H.R. 761 / S. 194 the Help Independent Tracks Succeed Act Support extension of Sec. 181 and the HITS Act

Foreign Relations

Implementation of the PEACE Through Music Diplomacy Act

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice

Protecting creative expression in courts of law by prohibiting use of lyrics as evidence Support for the Restoring Artistic Protection Act (H.R. 4678)

Travel/Tourism

Support for the American Music Tourism Act (H.R.617 / S. 195)

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

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