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HR 3131 107th Congress House

United States Independent Film and Television Production Incentive Act of 2001

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a United States independent film and television production wage credit.

Introduced: March 7, 2002 See on congress.gov
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Oct 16, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Oct 16, 2001
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 Latest action October 16, 2001

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
United States Independent Film and Television Production Incentive Act of 2001 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish an annual tax credit for 25 percent of up to the first $25,000 of qualified wages paid or incurred per qualified U.S. independent film and television production. Increases the credit to 35 percent if the production is located in an area eligible for designation as a low-income community or eligible for designation by the Delta Regional Authority as a distressed county or isolated area of distress.
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 18
All 18 Democratic 8 Republican 3
D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Jun 4, 2002
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · May 9, 2002
TAUZIN, W.
· May 9, 2002
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · May 9, 2002
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Apr 25, 2002
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Apr 10, 2002
DOOLEY, CAL
· Mar 13, 2002
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Mar 13, 2002
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Mar 7, 2002
FROST, MARTIN
· Mar 7, 2002
GREENWOOD, JAMES
· Mar 7, 2002
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jan 23, 2002
 R
Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · Dec 12, 2001
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Dec 4, 2001
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Nov 8, 2001
JOHN, CHRISTOPHER
· Nov 1, 2001
DUNN, JENNIFER
· Oct 16, 2001
MCCARTHY, KAREN
· Oct 16, 2001
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3131: United States Independent Film and Television Production Incentive Act of 2001. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-3131/
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