Provide a 20 percent federal labor-based tax credit to qualifying U.S. film and television productions with at least $1 million in spending and at least 75 percent of principal photography days in the United States.

Linda T. Sánchez · California · Democratic

policy impact 0.69 specificity 0.93 extraction confidence 90%

Commitment kind: action. Promised action: Provide a 20 percent federal labor-based tax credit to qualifying U.S. film and television productions.. Promised outcome: Spur American jobs and economic development.. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired. Official House press release describing provisions of Sánchez's Motion Picture, Television, and Entertainment Revitalization Act.

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Spur American jobs and economic development by providing a 20 percent federal, labor-based tax credit to U.S. film and television productions with minimum spend of $1 million and where at least 75 percent of the principal photography days occur within the United States;

The bill would provide a 20 percent federal labor-based tax credit for qualifying U.S. film and television productions.

Sánchez, colleagues introduce bipartisan bill to bring film jobs home | Congresswoman Linda Sanchez
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Evidence

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U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) holds a press conference on the Motion Picture, Television, and Entertainment Revitalization Act, bipartisan legislation he introduced to bring film and television production back to the United States.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): During the lookback window, an official Senate page showed the measure was still being promoted as introduced legislation, indicating continued effort rather than enacted delivery.

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Media Center — U.S. Senator Tim Scott of South Carolina
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Mr. Moran (for himself, Ms. Sánchez, Mr. Jack, Ms. Friedman, Mr. Kustoff, Ms. Chu, Mr. Carey, and Mr. Suozzi) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): H.R. 10582 matches the commitment’s film/TV production tax-credit proposal and identifies Sánchez as an original House backer, but the recorded action is introduction and referral to committee, not enactment.

unresolved same_term A for effort

H.R. 10582 – Motion Picture, Television, and Entertainment Revitalization Act | Legislate.dev
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Last Action Date Listed September 24, 2026 Action Mr. Moran (for himself, Ms. Sánchez, Mr. Jack, Ms. Friedman, Mr. Kustoff, Ms. Chu, Mr. Carey, and Mr. Suozzi) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): GovInfo's official bill record still lists H.R. 10582 as introduced and referred to Ways and Means, with Sánchez as a named backer. No enacted public-law status is shown, so the commitment remains an unresolved legislative effort.

unresolved same_term A for effort

H.R. 10582 (IH) - Motion Picture, Television, and Entertainment Revitalization Act - BILLS-119hr10582ih | Content Details | GovInfo
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the applicable percentage is 20 percent increased (but not in excess of 30 percent) as provided in paragraphs (2) through (5).

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The introduced House bill text contains the promised 20 percent federal production credit structure, confirming the proposal matches the campaign commitment, but it remains only introduced bill text rather than enacted law.

unresolved same_term A for effort

H. R. 10582 (Introduced-in-House)
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Assessments

Public state: pending As of 2026-10-12 · verified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): unresolved. same_term A for effort

The verified commitment promised providing a 20 percent federal labor-based tax credit for qualifying U.S. film and television productions. The only verified outcome evidence shows bill text with a 20 percent applicable percentage, but it does not verify enactment or implementation of the credit. Because introducing or drafting matching bill language does not fulfill a promise to provide the tax credit, and no deadline has expired, the outcome remains unresolved. The effort badge is warranted because the verified evidence shows matching legislative language was advanced in the same term context.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 82%