HR 4878 · 113th Congress 2013–2015, ended

FILM Act

Introduced Jun 17, 2014 Originated House Sponsor Doug Collins R-GA

Fact sheet

Latest action · Jun 17, 2014 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.

IntroducedJun 17, 2014
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Facilitating Investments in Local Markets Act or the FILM Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the expensing of the costs of qualified film and television productions, to: (1) extend through 2015 provisions allowing such expensing, and (2) allow such expensing for the costs of certain live theatrical productions.

Cosponsors 19

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 17, 2014 to Nov 12, 2014, with 5 there on the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
R-LA	Charles W. Boustany, Jr.	Original	Jun 17, 2014
R-CA	Devin Nunes	Original	Jun 17, 2014
D-NY	Joseph Crowley	Original	Jun 17, 2014
D-CA	Linda T. Sánchez	Original	Jun 17, 2014
D-MA	Richard E. Neal	Original	Jun 17, 2014
R-IL	Aaron Schock		Jun 18, 2014
R-OH	Patrick J. Tiberi		Jun 18, 2014
D-LA	Cedric L. Richmond		Jun 25, 2014
R-TX	Kenny Marchant		Jun 26, 2014
R-MN	Erik Paulsen		Jul 16, 2014
D-NY	Steve Israel		Jul 16, 2014
D-CA	Judy Chu		Jul 22, 2014
D-CA	Adam B. Schiff		Jul 23, 2014
R-OH	James B. Renacci		Jul 23, 2014
R-MO	Billy Long		Jul 25, 2014

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Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

Jun 17, 2014Introduced in House
Jun 17, 2014Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jun 17, 2014Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1007-1008)

Related bills 2

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

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
S 2180	STAGE Act	Related bill	Mar 27, 2014
S 2260	EXPIRE Act of 2014	Related bill	May 7, 2014

Subjects

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Jun 17, 2014Introduced in House

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