Arts/Entertainment
Issue Code: ART
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AI Overview
Arts/Entertainment is one of the 79 issue categories tracked under the Lobbying Disclosure Act. With $48.1M in total lobbying spend across 2,290 filings, it ranks among the actively lobbied policy areas in Washington. The money flowing into this issue reflects how much is at stake for the industries involved.
$48.1M
Total Lobbying Spend
2,290
Filings
50
Top Clients
Spending by Year
| Year | Spending | Filings |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $3.1M | 191 |
| 2019 | $3.5M | 222 |
| 2020 | $6.1M | 311 |
| 2021 | $7.1M | 318 |
| 2022 | $7.4M | 322 |
| 2023 | $8.6M | 351 |
| 2024 | $5.7M | 290 |
| 2025 | $6.8M | 285 |
Biggest Spenders
Top Firms
What They Lobby For
- Legislation to expense theatrical production costs under the Internal Revenue Code. Funding for the National Endowment of the Arts.
- Monitoring issues related to music royalties
- Violence in entertainment media
- Enforcement
- Regulation of video games, generally.
- Artist rights, Intellectual Property
- Consumer protection and legislation related to the primary ticketing market
- National Endowment for the Arts National Endowment for the Humanities
- NEA grant programs; including but not limited to Our Town grant
- Concerts on the National Mall
Data Sources: Senate LDA Filings
Last updated: February 2026
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