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S 1613 108th Congress Senate

United States Independent Film and Television Production Incentive Act of 2003

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

Introduced: September 11, 2003 See on congress.gov
Taxation Arts, Culture, ReligionCommerceFringe benefitsGovernment Operations and Politics
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Income taxLabor and EmploymentMotion picturesTax creditsTax incentivesTelevision industryTelevision programsWages
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This bill died when the 108th Congress ended
It never became law before the 108th Congress (2003–2004) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Sep 11, 2003
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Sep 11, 2003
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action September 11, 2003

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

United States Independent Film and Television Production Incentive Act of 2003 - 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.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 715 Related bill United States Independent Film and Television Production Incentive Act of 2003
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 2 Republican 2
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Sep 11, 2003
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Sep 11, 2003
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Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · Sep 11, 2003
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Sep 11, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1613: United States Independent Film and Television Production Incentive Act of 2003. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-1613/
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"S. 1613: United States Independent Film and Television Production Incentive Act of 2003." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-1613/.
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