AMERICANS FOR THE ARTS lobbying for AMERICANS FOR THE ARTS

Filing · LD-2 quarterly report Q3 amendment

Reporting period

3rd Quarter 2026

July 1 - Sep 30 · Posted Oct 19, 2026

Money reported

None

Registrations and no-activity reports carry no figure.

Client based in

District of Columbia

Official filing document

Lobbyists on this filing 3

TOOSHAR SWAIN New on this filing

Previously held: Staff Assistant, Legislative Correspondent, Legislative Assistant, Senator Rick Santorum
JAY DICK New on this filing

Previously held: Legislative Correspondent, Legislative Assistant, Frank Lautenberg
ALYSSA FISHER New on this filing

Previously held: Senator Richard Durbin, Senator Barack Obama, White House Office of Legislative Affairs

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 3

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 5

Arts/Entertainment

- HBCU Arts Act - Creative Workforce Investment Act (CWIA Act) - Comprehensive Resources for Entrepreneurs in the Arts to Transform the Economy Act (CREATE Act) - Well-rounded funding for Title I-A, Title II-A and Title IV-A of ESEA in the Labor, HHS, ED bill - NEA-NEH Funding in the Interior Subcommittee Appropriations Bill - The CHARITBLE ACT, S. 317 & HR 801 - Arts Education for All Act, H.R.2485 - Preservation of the John F. Kennedy Center - Protecting Presidential Memorials Act

Economics/Economic Development

- Promoting Local Artists in the Creative Economy Workforce Act (PLACE Act) - HR 6569 / S.3560 - Last year's bill but lobbied for re-introduction. - Creative Workforce Investment Act (CWIA Act) - HR 5019 / S. 2858 - Last year's bill, but lobbied for the re-introduction. - Comprehensive Resources for Entrepreneurs in the Arts to Transform the Economy Act (CREATE Act) HR 6381 / S.3521 - Performing Artists Tax Parity Act (PATPA) - HR 721 / S.1121 introduced in this Congress. - Bureau of Economic Analysis Arts and Cultural Production Satellite Account

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code

- Provisions in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act that may reduce Charitable giving: 1 percent floor for corporations; .5% floor on individual itemizers; 35 percent giving cap on the 37 percent tax bracket. - Performing Artists Tax Parity Act (PATPA) - HR 721 / S. 1121

Education

- Well-rounded funding for Title I-A, Title II-A and Title IV-A of ESEA in the Labor, HHS, ED bill - HBCU Arts Act - Arts Education for All Act - H.R. 2485 and S. 4496

Transportation

- STAR ACT - H.R. 8399 and S. 8399

Bills named in this filing 14

S. 317
Charitable Act
H.R. 801
Expanding Medical Education Act
H.R. 2485
Arts Education for All Act
H.R. 6569
PLACE Act
S. 3560
PLACE Act
H.R. 5019
Creative Economy Revitalization Act
S. 2858
Creative Economy Revitalization Act
H.R. 6381
CREATE Act of 2022
S. 3521
CREATE Act of 2022
H.R. 721
Performing Artist Tax Parity Act of 2025
S. 1121
Performing Artist Tax Parity Act of 2025
S. 4496
A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for additional uses of funds for grants to strengthen histo…
H.R. 8399
STAR Act
119-S-8399
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