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HR 7640 116th Congress House Taxation Appropriations Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies Disability assistance Employment taxes Government trust funds Income tax credits Marketing and advertising News media and reporting Small business Social security and elderly assistance Television and film Wages and earnings

Local Journalism Sustainability Act

Introduced: July 16, 2020 See on congress.gov
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Jul 16, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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Local Journalism Sustainability Act

This bill allows individual and business taxpayers certain tax credits for the support of local newspapers and media. Specifically, individual taxpayers may claim an income tax credit up to $250 for a local newspaper subscription.

The bill also allows local newspaper employers a payroll tax credit for wages paid to an employee for service as a journalist and certain small businesses a tax credit for local newspaper and media advertising expenses.

What's happening now July 16, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 66
All 66 Democratic 38 Republican 10
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Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Nov 12, 2020
SERRANO, JOSE
· Nov 2, 2020
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Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Oct 23, 2020
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Dean, Madeleine
Pennsylvania · Oct 23, 2020
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Larsen, Rick
Washington · Oct 23, 2020
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Oct 23, 2020
 D
Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Oct 13, 2020
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Kim, Andy
New Jersey · Oct 13, 2020
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Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Oct 13, 2020
 D
Meng, Grace
New York · Oct 13, 2020
 D
Panetta, Jimmy
California · Oct 13, 2020
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Khanna, Ro
California · Oct 1, 2020
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Sep 30, 2020
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McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Sep 30, 2020
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DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · Sep 18, 2020
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Lieu, Ted
California · Sep 18, 2020
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DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Sep 14, 2020
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Schrier, Kim
Washington · Sep 11, 2020
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Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · Sep 11, 2020
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Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Sep 4, 2020
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DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Sep 4, 2020
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Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Sep 4, 2020
Bustos, Cheri
· Aug 28, 2020
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Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Aug 28, 2020
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Fletcher, Lizzie
Texas · Aug 25, 2020
Gohmert, Louie
· Aug 25, 2020
DEFAZIO, PETER
· Aug 22, 2020
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Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Aug 22, 2020
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Tonko, Paul
New York · Aug 22, 2020
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Carter, John R.
Texas · Aug 14, 2020
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Aug 14, 2020
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DesJarlais, Scott
Tennessee · Aug 11, 2020
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Tiffany, Thomas P.
Wisconsin · Aug 11, 2020
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Carbajal, Salud O.
California · Aug 7, 2020
Flores, Bill
· Aug 7, 2020
Herrera Beutler, Jaime
· Aug 7, 2020
Katko, John
· Aug 7, 2020
KING, PETER
· Aug 7, 2020
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Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · Aug 7, 2020
Rice, Kathleen
· Aug 7, 2020
RUSH, BOBBY
· Aug 7, 2020
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Buchanan, Vern
Florida · Aug 4, 2020
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Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Aug 4, 2020
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Smith, Adam
Washington · Aug 4, 2020
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Stefanik, Elise M.
New York · Aug 4, 2020
Zeldin, Lee
· Aug 4, 2020
O'Halleran, Tom
· Jul 27, 2020
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Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Jul 27, 2020
Roe, David
· Jul 27, 2020
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Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Jul 23, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7640: Local Journalism Sustainability Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7640/
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"H.R. 7640: Local Journalism Sustainability Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7640/.
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H.R. 7640, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7640/.
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