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United States Independent Film and Television Production Incentive Act of 2001

Introduced: October 16, 2001 See on congress.gov
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Oct 16, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Oct 16, 2001
Introduced in House
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 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.
What's happening now October 16, 2001

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 8 Republican 3
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Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Jun 4, 2002
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Pelosi, Nancy
California · May 9, 2002
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · May 9, 2002
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Apr 25, 2002
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Sessions, Pete
Texas · Apr 10, 2002
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Thompson, Mike
California · Mar 13, 2002
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Calvert, Ken
California · Mar 7, 2002
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jan 23, 2002
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Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · Dec 12, 2001
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Sherman, Brad
California · Dec 4, 2001
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Schiff, Adam B.
California · Nov 8, 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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"H.R. 3131: United States Independent Film and Television Production Incentive Act of 2001." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-3131/.
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