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S. 2434 117th Congress Senate

Local Journalism Sustainability Act

Official title: A bill to provide tax incentives that support local newspapers and other local media, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 22, 2021 Introduced by: Maria Cantwell Democratic · Washington See on congress.gov
Taxation Broadcasting, cable, digital technologiesEmployment taxesIncome tax creditsMarketing and advertising
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News media and reportingSmall businessTelevision and filmWages and earnings
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Jul 22, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jul 22, 2021
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 Latest action July 22, 2021

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Local Journalism Sustainability Act

This bill allows individual taxpayers a tax credit up to $250 in any taxable year for subscriptions to one or more local newspapers for the taxpayer's personal use. It also allows a local news journalist employer a payroll credit for wages paid to local news journalists.

The bill allows certain small businesses a tax credit for amounts paid for advertising in a local newspaper or through a broadcast of a radio or television station serving a local community.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3940 Local Journalism Sustainability Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 16
All 16 Democratic 15
D
Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · May 17, 2022
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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Feb 1, 2022
 D
Rosen, Jacky
Nevada · Jan 11, 2022
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Padilla, Alex
California · Nov 16, 2021
 D
Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Oct 20, 2021
 D
Luján, Ben Ray
New Mexico · Sep 28, 2021
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Sep 21, 2021
Sinema, Kyrsten
· Sep 21, 2021
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Cortez Masto, Catherine
Nevada · Sep 14, 2021
 D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Sep 14, 2021
 D
Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Aug 3, 2021
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Murray, Patty
Washington · Aug 3, 2021
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Jul 27, 2021
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Schatz, Brian
Hawaii · Jul 27, 2021
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Kelly, Mark
Arizona · Jul 22, 2021
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Jul 22, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2434: Local Journalism Sustainability Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-2434/
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"S. 2434: Local Journalism Sustainability Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-2434/.
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S. 2434, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-2434/.
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