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Issues / Issue · Sep 16 – Oct 14, 2026

Motion Picture Television Entertainment Revitalization Act

Members of Congress are advancing legislation to establish a federal tax credit for film and television production. The Motion Picture Television Entertainment Revitalization Act, introduced by multiple bipartisan groups of lawmakers, proposes a 20% tax credit to incentivize domestic production and create jobs. Ten members across both parties have sponsored or cosponsored versions of the bill since September.

AI summary of the releases below · Oct 7, 2026

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13Members · 8 D · 5 R
17Actions · 11 D · 6 R
6States & territories · CA · TN · VA · SC lead
1Bill named

How the conversation moved

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Action typeWk ofSep 153Wk ofSep 228Wk ofSep 293Wk ofOct 62Wk ofOct 131Total
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Visits and eventsTours, town halls, site visits 1
Filed or pushed billsNew, reintroduced or passed 10
Other 4

Emerging events

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Motion Picture Television Entertainment Revitalization Act

10 members

  1. Sep 28Schiff announced eight new bipartisan Senate cosponsors for federal film tax credit bill.
  2. Sep 29Warner sponsored bipartisan bill to create a 20% federal tax credit for film and television production.
  3. Oct 5Whitesides cosponsored bipartisan bill to create national film tax credit for production jobs.
  4. Oct 6Schiff rallied for passage of bipartisan Motion Picture Television Entertainment Revitalization Act creating federal film tax credit.
  5. Oct 6Lieu, Friedman Co-sponsored Motion Picture Television Entertainment Revitalization Act to strengthen domestic film industry.

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What each party did · Democrats 11 · Republicans 6

  • 1Praised1
  • 1Visits and events0
  • 6Filed or pushed bills4
  • 3Other1

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Actions each member took in this window

  1. DAdam Schiff CA6
  2. DLaura Friedman CA4
  3. RMarsha Blackburn TN2
  4. DTed Lieu CA1
  5. DGeorge Whitesides CA1
  6. DMark Warner VA1
  7. RDavid Kustoff TN1
  8. RTim Scott SC1

By state

Actions by members from each state, split by party. A joint release counts once for each member on it.

  • CA15
  • TN3
  • VA1
  • SC1
  • TX1
  • GA1

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