HR 715 · 108th Congress 2003–2005, ended

United States Independent Film and Television Production Incentive Act of 2003

Introduced Feb 12, 2003 Originated House Sponsor David Dreier R-CA

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Latest action · Feb 12, 2003 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedFeb 12, 2003
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

United States Independent Film and Television Production Incentive Act of 2003 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish an annual tax credit for 25 percent of up to the first $25,000 of qualified wages paid or incurred per qualified U.S. independent film and television production. Increases the credit to 35 percent if the production is located in an area eligible for designation as a low-income community or eligible for designation by the Delta Regional Authority as a distressed county or isolated area of distress.

Cosponsors 71

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 12, 2003 to Jul 22, 2004; 46 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CAAdam B. SchiffOriginalFeb 12, 2003
D-CABob FilnerOriginalFeb 12, 2003
D-CABrad ShermanOriginalFeb 12, 2003
D-NYCharles B. RangelOriginalFeb 12, 2003
D-LAChristopher JohnOriginalFeb 12, 2003
D-NCDavid E. PriceOriginalFeb 12, 2003
D-CADiane E. WatsonOriginalFeb 12, 2003
D-OREarl BlumenauerOriginalFeb 12, 2003
R-CAGeorge RadanovichOriginalFeb 12, 2003
D-CAHenry A. WaxmanOriginalFeb 12, 2003
R-NCHoward CobleOriginalFeb 12, 2003
D-CAHoward L. BermanOriginalFeb 12, 2003
R-CAHoward P. "Buck" McKeonOriginalFeb 12, 2003
R-PAJames C. GreenwoodOriginalFeb 12, 2003
D-MAJames P. McGovernOriginalFeb 12, 2003
D-CAJane HarmanOriginalFeb 12, 2003
R-WAJennifer DunnOriginalFeb 12, 2003
D-NYJerrold NadlerOriginalFeb 12, 2003
R-ILJerry WellerOriginalFeb 12, 2003
R-NVJim GibbonsOriginalFeb 12, 2003
D-CAJoe BacaOriginalFeb 12, 2003
D-CAJuanita Millender-McDonaldOriginalFeb 12, 2003
R-CAKen CalvertOriginalFeb 12, 2003
R-TXLamar SmithOriginalFeb 12, 2003
D-CALois CappsOriginalFeb 12, 2003
D-NYLouise McIntosh SlaughterOriginalFeb 12, 2003
D-CALucille Roybal-AllardOriginalFeb 12, 2003
D-CALynn C. WoolseyOriginalFeb 12, 2003
D-GUMadeleine Z. BordalloOriginalFeb 12, 2003
R-FLMark FoleyOriginalFeb 12, 2003
D-TXMartin FrostOriginalFeb 12, 2003
R-CAMary BonoOriginalFeb 12, 2003
D-PAMichael F. DoyleOriginalFeb 12, 2003
D-NCMike McIntyreOriginalFeb 12, 2003
D-CAMike ThompsonOriginalFeb 12, 2003
R-CTNancy L. JohnsonOriginalFeb 12, 2003
D-HINeil AbercrombieOriginalFeb 12, 2003
R-FLRic KellerOriginalFeb 12, 2003
D-VARick BoucherOriginalFeb 12, 2003
D-CARobert T. MatsuiOriginalFeb 12, 2003
D-FLRobert WexlerOriginalFeb 12, 2003
D-CASam FarrOriginalFeb 12, 2003
R-NCSue Wilkins MyrickOriginalFeb 12, 2003
D-CATom LantosOriginalFeb 12, 2003
D-LAW. J. (Billy) TauzinOriginalFeb 12, 2003
D-CAXavier BecerraOriginalFeb 12, 2003
R-AZJim KolbeFeb 13, 2003
R-PAMelissa A. HartFeb 13, 2003
D-NYCarolyn B. MaloneyFeb 27, 2003
D-NVShelley BerkleyFeb 27, 2003
D-CAZoe LofgrenFeb 27, 2003
D-CALoretta SanchezMar 6, 2003
D-ILWilliam O. LipinskiMar 6, 2003
D-TNBart GordonMar 20, 2003
D-MIJohn Conyers, Jr.Mar 20, 2003
D-CAHilda L. SolisMar 25, 2003
D-MNBetty McCollumApr 8, 2003
D-NYEdolphus TownsApr 11, 2003
D-NYMaurice D. HincheyJun 3, 2003
R-NVJon C. PorterJun 16, 2003
D-CALinda T. SánchezJul 17, 2003
D-OHStephanie Tubbs JonesJul 17, 2003
D-GAJohn LewisOct 15, 2003
D-LAWilliam J. JeffersonOct 15, 2003
D-OHTim RyanNov 19, 2003
R-NCRichard BurrJan 28, 2004
D-CAGrace F. NapolitanoApr 27, 2004
D-MOKaren McCarthyApr 27, 2004
R-CAElton GalleglyJun 24, 2004
R-LADavid VitterJul 22, 2004
D-MAEdward J. MarkeyJul 22, 2004

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseWays and Means Committee
Referred Feb 12, 2003

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Feb 12, 2003Introduced in House
  2. Feb 12, 2003Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 1613United States Independent Film and Television Production Incentive Act of 2003Related billSep 11, 2003

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a United States independent film and television production wage credit.
Short Titles as Introduced
United States Independent Film and Television Production Incentive Act of 2003

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Feb 12, 2003Introduced in House

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