STAGE Act
Latest action · Feb 4, 2015 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.
- IntroducedFeb 4, 2015
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Support Theaters in America Growth and Expansion Act or the STAGE Act
Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the expensing of the costs of qualified film and television productions, to: (1) extend through 2016 provisions allowing such expensing, (2) allow such expensing for the costs of certain live theatrical productions, and (3) provide for the tax treatment of dispositions of an interest in a live theatrical production as a passive activity.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Feb 4, 2015.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Charles E. Schumer | Original | Feb 4, 2015 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 4, 2015Introduced in Senate
- Feb 4, 2015Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2405 | FILM Act | Related bill | May 19, 2015 |
| HR 2562 | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the special expensing rules for certain film and television productions. | Related bill | May 21, 2015 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 4, 2015Introduced in Senate
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