NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR MUSIC EDUCATION lobbying for NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR MUSIC EDUCATION

Filing · LD-2 quarterly report Q2 report

Reporting period

2nd Quarter 2025

Apr 1 - June 30 · Posted Jul 17, 2025

Expenses

$36,000

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

Virginia

Official filing document

Lobbyists on this filing 1

AMANDA NEWMAN KARHUSE

Previously held: House of Representatives, Legislative Assistant

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 2

Education

Music education; arts education; teacher recruitment and retention; federal data collection and reporting; Department of Education funding; FY 2025 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); and Black Music Month resolutions (H. Res. 509/ S. Res. 273)

Budget/Appropriations

FY 2026 Labor-HHS-Education appropriations bill (not-yet-introduced); FY 2026 Interior-Environment appropriations bill (not-yet-introduced); Department of Education funding; FY 2025 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; and National Endowment for the Arts

Bills named in this filing 10

H.R. 1611
RAISE Act of 2025
S. 1697
RAISE Act of 2025
H.R. 2598
IDEA Full Funding Act
S. 1277
IDEA Full Funding Act
H.R. 2664
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for additional uses of funds for grants to strengthen historically…
H.R. 433
Department of Education Protection Act
H.R. 2485
Arts Education for All Act
H.R. 3852
Reimagining Inclusive Arts Education Act
H. Res. 509
Expressing support for the designation of June 2025 as "Black Music Month".
S. Res. 273
A resolution recognizing the contributions of Black people to the musical heritage of the United States and the need fo…