S. 2530 119th Congress Senate

CREATE Act

Official title: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the ability to expense certain qualified productions.

Introduced: July 30, 2025 Introduced by: Marsha Blackburn Republican · Tennessee See on congress.gov

Taxation

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Jul 30, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Jul 30, 2025

Introduced in Senate

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Finance Committee
Senate

Lobbying activity 28

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

MOTION PICTURE ASSOCIATION, INC.
for MOTION PICTURE ASSOCIATION INC · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
AXADVOCACY GOVERNMENT RELATIONS
for AIRCRAFT OWNERS AND PILOTS ASSOCIATION · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
COGENT STRATEGIES LLC
for INDEPENDENT FILM & TELEVISION ALLIANCE · California · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
NVG, LLC
for AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT MUSIC · New York · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCE OF THEATRICAL STAGE EMPLOYEES
for INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCE OF THEATRICAL STAGE EMPLOYEES · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
DIRECTORS GUILD OF AMERICA, INC.
for DIRECTORS GUILD OF AMERICA, INC. · California · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)

Bodies those filers lobbied

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
28 filings
SENATE
28 filings
Natl Economic Council (NEC)
8 filings
Executive Office of the President (EOP)
7 filings
Treasury, Dept of
4 filings
White House Office
4 filings
Justice, Dept of (DOJ)
2 filings
U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2 filings

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Cosponsors 3