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NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR MUSIC EDUCATION

Lobbying for NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR MUSIC EDUCATION

Filing 1st Quarter - Report

Reporting period

1st Quarter 2026

Jan 1 - Mar 31 · Posted Apr 15, 2026

Money reported

None

Registrations and no-activity reports carry no figure.

Client based in

Virginia

Official filing document

Lobbyists on this filing 1

AMANDA NEWMAN KARHUSE

Previously held: House of Representatives, Legislative Assistant

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Government bodies contacted 4

Education, Dept of
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
SENATE

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

Bills named in this filing 23

HR 1611
RAISE Act of 2025
S 1697
RAISE Act of 2025
HR 2598
IDEA Full Funding Act
S 1277
IDEA Full Funding Act
HR 2664
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for additional uses of funds for grants to strengthen historically…
HR 433
Department of Education Protection Act
HR 2485
Arts Education for All Act
HR 3852
Reimagining Inclusive Arts Education Act
HRES 509
Expressing support for the designation of June 2025 as "Black Music Month".
SRES 273
A resolution recognizing the contributions of Black people to the musical heritage of the United States and the need fo…
HR 5399
Equitable Arts Education Enhancement Act
HR 1331
Teacher and School Leader Quality Partnership Grants Act
S 2481
Pay Teachers Act
HR 4120
Supporting the Mental Health of Educators and Staff Act of 2025
HR 7855
GAAME Act of 2026
S 4018
GAAME Act of 2026
HRES 257
Expressing support for the designation of March 2025 as "Music in Our Schools Month".
SRES 139
A resolution expressing support for the designation of March 2025 as "Music in Our Schools Month".
HR 5304
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026
S 2578
Strengthening the Rule of Law in the Brazilian Amazon Act
HR 4754
Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026
S 2431
Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026
HR 7148
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026

Lobbying activity 2

Education

Music education; arts education; teacher recruitment and retention; federal data collection and reporting; Department of Education funding & administration of programs; FY 2026 appropriations for ESSA Titles I, II, and IV-A; Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA); Assistance for Arts Education; Augustus F. Hawkins Centers of Excellence program; Teacher Quality Partnerships program; IDEA Part D Personnel Preparation program; Nita M. Lowey 21st Century Community Learning Centers; RAISE Act (H.R. 1611/S. 1697); IDEA Full Funding Act (H.R. 2598/S. 1277); HBCU Arts Education Act (H.R. 2664); Department of Education Protection Act (H.R. 433); Arts Education for All Act (H.R. 2485); Reimagining Inclusive Arts Education Act (H.R. 3852); Black Music Month resolutions (H. Res. 509/ S. Res. 273); Equitable Arts Education Enhancement Act (H.R. 5399); Teacher and School Leader Quality Partnership Grants Act (H.R. 1331); Pay Teachers Act (S. 2481); Supporting the Mental Health of Educators and Staff Act (H.R. 4120); Guarantee Access to Arts and Music Education Act (H.R. 7855/S. 4018); and Music In Our Schools Month resolutions (H. Res. 257/S. Res. 139)

Budget/Appropriations

302b allocations for FY 2026; FY 2026 Labor-HHS-Education appropriations bill (H.R. 5304/S.2578); FY 2026 Interior-Environment appropriations bill (H.R. 4754/S.2431); FY 2026 Consolidated Defense, LHHSED, National Security-State, THUD, FSGG Appropriations Act (H.R. 7148); Department of Education funding; OMB withholding of funds for Titles I, II, IV-A, and the Nita M. Lowey 21st Century Community Learning Centers; Assistance for Arts Education; Augustus F. Hawkins Centers of Excellence program; Teacher Quality Partnerships program; IDEA Part D Personnel Preparation program; National Professional Development Program; Nita M. Lowey 21st Century Community Learning Centers; and National Endowment for the Arts

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