S 1613 · 108th Congress 2003–2005, ended

United States Independent Film and Television Production Incentive Act of 2003

Introduced Sep 11, 2003 Originated Senate Sponsor Blanche L. Lincoln D-AR

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Latest action · Sep 11, 2003 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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. IntroducedSep 11, 2003
  2. Passed SenateNot reached
  3. Passed HouseNot 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.

Cosponsors 20

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 11, 2003 to Oct 17, 2003; 18 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CABarbara BoxerOriginalSep 11, 2003
D-NYCharles E. SchumerOriginalSep 11, 2003
D-CADianne FeinsteinOriginalSep 11, 2003
D-MAEdward M. KennedyOriginalSep 11, 2003
R-ORGordon H. SmithOriginalSep 11, 2003
D-NVHarry ReidOriginalSep 11, 2003
D-NMJeff BingamanOriginalSep 11, 2003
D-LAJohn B. BreauxOriginalSep 11, 2003
R-NVJohn EnsignOriginalSep 11, 2003
D-MAJohn F. KerryOriginalSep 11, 2003
R-SCLindsey GrahamOriginalSep 11, 2003
D-LAMary L. LandrieuOriginalSep 11, 2003
R-MEOlympia J. SnoweOriginalSep 11, 2003
D-VTPatrick J. LeahyOriginalSep 11, 2003
D-ILRichard J. DurbinOriginalSep 11, 2003
R-MESusan M. CollinsOriginalSep 11, 2003
R-MSThad CochranOriginalSep 11, 2003
D-SDThomas A. DaschleOriginalSep 11, 2003
D-ARMark L. PryorSep 17, 2003
D-NYHillary Rodham ClintonOct 17, 2003

Committees 1

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
SenateFinance Committee
Referred Sep 11, 2003

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Sep 11, 2003Introduced in Senate
  2. Sep 11, 2003Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Printed hearings 1

Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

NumberHearingCommitteeHeld
S. Hrg. 108-623PENDING LEGISLATION44 pagesVeterans' Affairs CommitteeJul 29, 2003

Related bills 1

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 715United States Independent Film and Television Production Incentive Act of 2003Related billFeb 12, 2003

Titles 2

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

Official Title as Introduced
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a United States independent film and wage production 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. Sep 11, 2003Introduced in Senate

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