TOU — Travel/Tourism
TSA handling of musical instruments
Lobbyists:
Government entities lobbied: Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
1st Quarter - Report · 2026
- Filing UUID
f4d36069-14a7-482a-b490-61b8065a6379- Type
Q1— 1st Quarter - Report- Period
- first_quarter
- Year
- 2026
- Posted
- 2026-05-04 18:08:40
- Income (reported)
- —
- Expenses (reported)
- $40,000
- Expenses method
- A
- Filing document
- Open on lda.senate.gov
Registrant (lobbying firm)
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF MUSICIANS
- Contact
- BEN KESSLER
- Phone
- +1 202-975-5388
- Address
- zip:10036, city:New York, state:NY, street:1501 Broadway
Client
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF MUSICIANS
- State
- DC
- Country
- US
- Government-entity client
- false
- Effective date
- 2007-02-14
Issues lobbied + lobbyists (6)
TAX — Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
In support of the Performing Artist Tax Parity Act
Lobbyists:
Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE
CSP — Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
Issues related to live event ticketing
Lobbyists:
Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE
NAT — Natural Resources
Support improvements for cross-border transport of musical instruments
Lobbyists:
Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)
CPT — Copyright/Patent/Trademark
In support of the NO FAKES Act In support of the TRAIN Act In support of the CLEAR Act In support of the Protect Working Musicians Act Issues related to generative artificial intelligence Opposition to moratorium on state AI regulation
Lobbyists:
Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE
COM — Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
In support of the American Music Fairness Act and ensuring that radio mandates include compensation for musicians AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act
Lobbyists:
Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE