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H.R. 7886 116th Congress House

HITS Act

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for an election to expense certain qualified sound recording costs otherwise chargeable to capital account.

Introduced: July 30, 2020 Introduced by: Linda T. Sánchez Democratic · California See on congress.gov
Taxation Business expensesIncome tax deductionsMusic
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Jul 30, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures.
Jul 30, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jul 30, 2020
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 30, 2020

Referred to the Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Help Independent Tracks Succeed Act or the HITS Act

This bill permits taxpayers to treat as currently deductible expenses the cost of qualified sound recording productions not exceeding $150,000 in a taxable year. The bill defines qualified sound recording production as certain sound recordings produced and recorded in the United States.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 4955 Identical bill HITS Act
  • HR 1945 Reintroduced Bill HITS Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 40
All 40 Democratic 14 Republican 8
Hurd, Will
· Dec 16, 2020
Murphy, Stephanie
· Dec 16, 2020
 R
Biggs, Andy
Arizona · Dec 2, 2020
Flores, Bill
· Dec 2, 2020
Gohmert, Louie
· Nov 5, 2020
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Nov 2, 2020
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Nov 2, 2020
 D
Panetta, Jimmy
California · Nov 2, 2020
 D
DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · Oct 9, 2020
 R
LaHood, Darin
Illinois · Oct 9, 2020
ROYBAL-ALLARD, LUCILLE
· Oct 9, 2020
Blumenauer, Earl
· Sep 30, 2020
Cárdenas, Tony
· Sep 30, 2020
 R
Carter, Earl L. "Buddy"
Georgia · Sep 30, 2020
 R
Arrington, Jodey C.
Texas · Sep 11, 2020
 D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · Sep 11, 2020
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Sep 11, 2020
COOPER, JAMES
· Sep 11, 2020
 D
Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Sep 11, 2020
 R
Green, Mark E.
Texas · Sep 11, 2020
HASTINGS, ALCEE
· Sep 11, 2020
Lesko, Debbie
· Sep 11, 2020
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Sep 11, 2020
Rouda, Harley
· Sep 11, 2020
 D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · Sep 11, 2020
Brooks, Mo
· Sep 4, 2020
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Sep 4, 2020
Katko, John
· Sep 4, 2020
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · Sep 4, 2020
Long, Billy
· Sep 4, 2020
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · Sep 4, 2020
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Aug 14, 2020
Holding, George
· Aug 14, 2020
Jackson Lee, Sheila
· Aug 14, 2020
 R
McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Aug 14, 2020
Napolitano, Grace
· Aug 14, 2020
Roby, Martha
· Aug 14, 2020
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Aug 14, 2020
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Aug 14, 2020
 R
Estes, Ron
Kansas · Jul 30, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7886: HITS Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7886/
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