H.R. 761 119th 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: April 8, 2025 Introduced by: Ron Estes Republican · Kansas See on congress.gov

Taxation

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Jan 28, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Jan 28, 2025

Introduced in House

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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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Ways and Means Committee
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Lobbying activity 20

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

BECKER & POLIAKOFF, P.A.
for PARAMOUNT GLOBAL (FORMERLY VIACOMCBS) · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
BECKER & POLIAKOFF, P.A.
for PARAMOUNT GLOBAL (FORMERLY VIACOMCBS) · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
BECKER & POLIAKOFF, P.A.
for PARAMOUNT GLOBAL (FORMERLY VIACOMCBS) · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31)
BECKER & POLIAKOFF, P.A.
for PARAMOUNT GLOBAL (FORMERLY VIACOMCBS) · District of Columbia · 4th Quarter 2025 (Oct 1 - Dec 31)
PARAMOUNT SKYDANCE CORPORATION
for PARAMOUNT SKYDANCE CORPORATION · District of Columbia · 4th Quarter 2025 (Oct 1 - Dec 31)
BECKER & POLIAKOFF, P.A.
for PARAMOUNT GLOBAL (FORMERLY VIACOMCBS) · District of Columbia · 4th Quarter 2025 (Oct 1 - Dec 31)

Bodies those filers lobbied

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
20 filings
SENATE
20 filings
U.S. Copyright Office
6 filings
U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
6 filings
State, Dept of (DOS)
5 filings
Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS)
3 filings
Executive Office of the President (EOP)
3 filings
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
3 filings

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Cosponsors 7