HR 2450 · 115th Congress 2017–2019, ended

FILM Act of 2017

Introduced May 16, 2017 Originated House Sponsor Doug Collins R-GA

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · May 16, 2017 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. IntroducedMay 16, 2017
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Facilitating Investments in Local Markets Act of 2017 or the FILM Act of 2017

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through 2018 provisions that allow the expensing of the costs of qualified film, television, and live theatrical productions.

Cosponsors 17

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 16, 2017 to Sep 12, 2017; 11 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-MOBilly LongOriginalMay 16, 2017
R-NYChris CollinsOriginalMay 16, 2017
R-NYDaniel M. Donovan, Jr.OriginalMay 16, 2017
R-GAEarl L. "Buddy" CarterOriginalMay 16, 2017
D-NYGrace MengOriginalMay 16, 2017
D-CAJ. Luis CorreaOriginalMay 16, 2017
R-MOJason SmithOriginalMay 16, 2017
D-NYJerrold NadlerOriginalMay 16, 2017
D-NYJoseph CrowleyOriginalMay 16, 2017
D-CAJudy ChuOriginalMay 16, 2017
D-CALinda T. SánchezOriginalMay 16, 2017
D-NYCarolyn B. MaloneyMay 17, 2017
R-CAEdward R. RoyceMay 17, 2017
R-GAA. Drew Ferguson IVJun 12, 2017
R-OHPatrick J. TiberiJul 25, 2017
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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 May 16, 2017

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. May 16, 2017Introduced in House
  2. May 16, 2017Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Clause I, Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 84, May 16, 2017, page H4223.

Titles 3

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

Official Title as Introduced
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the special expensing rules for certain film, television, and live theatrical productions.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Facilitating Investments in Local Markets Act of 2017
FILM Act of 2017

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. May 16, 2017Introduced in House

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