Says the Motion Picture, Television, and Entertainment Revitalization Act will help Americans compete for film and television jobs and keep more economic activity in the United States.

David Kustoff · Tennessee · Republican

policy impact 0.60 specificity 0.63 extraction confidence 83%

Commitment kind: outcome. Promised action: not established. Promised outcome: Americans will be better able to compete for film and television production jobs, and more related economic activity will stay in the United States.. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired. Official House press release quoting Rep. David Kustoff on H.R.10582, the Motion Picture, Television, and Entertainment Revitalization Act, during his current term representing Tennessee's 8th District.

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Evidence

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Congressman David Kustoff (R-TN-08) helped lead the introduction of H.R.10582, the bipartisan Motion Picture, Television, and Entertainment Revitalization Act.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Kustoff's office reported a concrete legislative effort in the lookback window: he helped lead introduction of H.R.10582. This is effort, not enactment.

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Press Releases | Congressman David Kustoff
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119-hr10582 119th Congress House Introduced 2026-09-24 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The House bill had only been introduced and referred to committee as of the latest available status, so the promised policy outcome was not yet delivered.

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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax credit … — Bill Summary (119-hr10582) | What’s The Vote
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this bill would establish a 20% base tax credit for qualifying film, television, and visual effects (VFX) projects

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): An official Senate release describes the substance of the bill as a proposed 20% credit for qualifying productions, matching the commitment's jobs-and-domestic-production theory.

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Sens. Scott, Schiff, and colleagues introduce legislation to revitalize film and television production in the U.S. — U.S. Senator Tim Scott of South Carolina
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This section amends the Internal Revenue Code by adding a new section providing a 20% base tax credit

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The section-by-section confirms the bill text would create the tax credit, but it remains a proposed amendment rather than enacted law.

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Motion Picture, Television, and Entertainment Revitalization Act Section-By-Section
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The Senate companion also remained at committee referral, reinforcing that bicameral effort was underway but the policy had not been enacted.

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Congress 119 - S 5552 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax credit for American film and television productions, and for other purposes.
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Assessments

Public state: pending As of 2026-09-28 · verified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): unresolved. unknown A for effort

The verified evidence shows Kustoff materially advanced the relevant bill by helping lead the introduction of H.R.10582, and the bill would create a 20% base tax credit intended to support qualifying film, television, and VFX projects. But the verified passages do not show enactment or a delivered jobs/economic-activity outcome. With no deadline expired as of 2026-09-28, this remains an unresolved outcome promise, with effort credited.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 86%