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AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION

AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION filed a Q3 report for AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION on October 28, 2025.

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 Amended
The filer submitted a later report covering this same period, so the amounts here have been replaced. Site totals count only the latest version. See the current filing, posted Sep 25, 2026.
 Filing · LD-2 quarterly report Q3 report
Reporting period
3rd Quarter 2025
July 1 - Sep 30 · Posted Oct 28, 2025
Expenses
$73,974
What this organization spent lobbying with its own staff. Reported using IRS section 6033(b)(8) definitions (method 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

The chambers, agencies and offices the filer named. It does not say who inside them was contacted, or when. Each name opens every filing that named the same body.

 Lobbying activity 6
Civil Rights/Civil Liberties

Book banning and censorship in libraries, civil rights protections for library workers and users. H.Res.797 / S.Res.443, Expressing concern about the growing problem of book banning and the proliferation of threats to freedom of expression in the United States.

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 H.R. 4072, Protecting and Enhancing Public Access to Codes Act

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 H.R. 5304 / S. 2587, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 H.R.4249 / S.2257, Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2026

Government Issues

Library of Congress, Federal Depository Library Program, public access to federally funded research

Telecommunications

E-Rate, including eligibility for internet hotspot lending 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 Right to Read Act Reauthorization of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunities Act (WIOA)

 Bills named in this filing 12
  • H. Res. 797
    Expressing concern about the growing problem of book banning and the proliferation of threats to freedom of expression …
  • S. Res. 443
    A resolution expressing concern about the growing problem of book banning, and the proliferation of threats to freedom …
  • H.R. 4072
    Pro Codes Act
  • H.R. 4
    Rescissions Act of 2025
  • H.R. 2766
    Special District Fairness and Accessibility Act
  • S. 2014
    Special District Fairness and Accessibility Act
  • H.R. 5304
    Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026
  • S. 2587
    Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026
  • H.R. 4249
    Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2026
  • S. 2257
    Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2026
  • S.J. Res. 7
    A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule …
  • H.J. Res. 33
    Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Fe…

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

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