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AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION

Lobbying for AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION

 Filing 2nd Quarter - Report
Reporting period
2nd Quarter 2025
Apr 1 - June 30 · Posted Jul 21, 2025
Expenses
$89,122.00
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 9
  • Education, Dept of
  • Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
  • Government Printing Office (GPO)
  • Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)
  • Library of Congress (LOC)
  • Natl Archives & Records Administration (NARA)
  • Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA)
  • President of the U.S.
  • U.S. Copyright 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 5
  • HR 4
    Rescissions Act of 2025
  • HR 2766
    Special District Fairness and Accessibility Act
  • S 2014
    Special District Fairness and Accessibility Act
  • SJRES 7
    A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule …
  • HJRES 33
    Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Fe…
 Lobbying activity 6
Budget/Appropriations

Appropriations and authorizations for library agencies and programs, including Legislative Branch (regarding the Library of Congress and the Government Publishing Office); Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies (regarding the Institute of Museum and Library Services and Education Department); Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (regarding Community Development Block Grants). H.R. 4 Recissions Act of 2025 H.R.2766 / S.2014, Special District Fairness and Accessibility Act

Government Issues

Federal Depository Library Program, public access to federally funded research

Telecommunications

Discussions on revising Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act. E-rate, including eligibility for internet hotspot lending Affordable Connectivity Program Learning without Limits initiative (FCC) Implementation of Digital Equity Act Net Neutrality S.J.Res.7/ H.J.Res.33 - A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission relating to "Addressing the Homework Gap Through the E-Rate Program".

Education

School libraries, workforce development, prison libraries, social workers in libraries, Public Service Loan Forgiveness, federal statistics about libraries, Executive Order 14238, Executive Order 14242

Copyright/Patent/Trademark

Equitable access to digital content/eBooks Copyright law in the digital age (US Copyright Office) Sec. 1201 DMCA proceeding in the US Copyright Office Artificial intelligence with respect to copyright policy, OSTP/EOP Legislation on site blocking Public Modernization Committee of the U.S. Copyright Office

Civil Rights/Civil Liberties

Book banning and censorship in libraries, civil rights protections for library workers and users.

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

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