OPERA AMERICA

BUD · Budget/Appropriations

FY26 appropriations, including National Endowment for the Arts, National Endowment for the Humanities, Institute of Museum and Library Services, Arts in Education at the U.S. Department of Education and Title II-A, Title IV-A, and Title IV-B; State and Foreign Ops Appropriations: Cultural Exchange funding at the U.S. Department of State; appropriations for Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

TAX · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code

H.R. 1: Support for charitable giving provisions in comprehensive budget and tax reconciliation package H.R.801, S.317: Charitable Act, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and extend the deduction for charitable contributions for individuals not itemizing deductions. H.R.721, S. 1121: Performing Arts Tax Parity Act, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the adjusted gross income limitation for above-the-line deduction of expenses of performing artist employees, and for other purposes.

Literal federal measure citations: H.R. 1, H.R.801, S.317, H.R.721, S. 1121

IMM · Immigration

- Visa provision to streamline O and P visa processing by and on behalf of nonprofit arts organizations (ARTS Provision, prospective reintroduction) - Improvements to visa processing for O and P visas.

TRD · Trade (domestic/foreign)

H.R.1402/ S. 281 the TICKET Act - Seeking policy solutions that cease predatory ticket sale practices while supporting access to nonprofit performances and events. S.195, H.R.617: American Music Tourism Act of 2025, To amend the Visit America Act to promote music tourism, and for other purposes.

Literal federal measure citations: H.R.1402, S. 281, S.195, H.R.617

EDU · Education

HR 2485 Arts Education for All Act to expand arts education H.R.3852 - Reimagining Inclusive Arts Education Act to award grants to eligible entities to carry out professional development for arts educators and creative arts therapists to learn how to best accommodate children with disabilities, and for other purposes. H.R.5399 Equitable Arts Education Act to carry out a grant program to support arts education at minority-serving institutions of higher education. - Implementation of Every Student Succeeds Act: Support for Arts Education in the Reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.

Literal federal measure citations: HR 2485, H.R.3852, H.R.5399

NAT · Natural Resources

Support improvements and protections for cross-border transport of musical instruments during implementation of policies set at the meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).

ECN · Economics/Economic Development

S. 1125: Cultural Trade Promotion Act - to strengthen Americas creative industries and expand cultural exports by bolstering the creative economy.

Literal federal measure citations: S. 1125