# Federal Film and TV Tax Incentive Bill Gets a Name as Momentum Builds

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/federal-film-and-tv-tax-incentive-bill-gets-a-name-as-momentum-builds/
- Published: 2026-09-02T01:12:34+00:00
- Updated: 2026-09-02T07:16:28+00:00
- Original publisher: The Hollywood Reporter
- Original article: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/federal-film-and-tv-tax-incentive-bill-1236687205/
- Topics: Entertainment, Film, Government, Politics, TV

## Key points

- Trump backs new federal film/TV tax credit bill, names it publicly
- Bill follows White House meeting with Hollywood ambassador Jon Voight
- UK and other countries' incentives have driven US productions overseas

## Summary

President Trump has publicly backed a proposed federal tax credit for film and television production, giving the forthcoming legislation a name: "The Motion Picture, Television, and Entertainment Revitalization Act." The bill emerged from a White House meeting on Monday between Trump, Hollywood "special ambassador" Jon Voight and his associates Steven Paul and Scott Karol, who warned that runaway production had reached a "critical point" as film-makers increasingly shoot abroad in countries offering better incentives. Trump said the bill has "great bipartisan response and support in Congress" and vowed to bring the industry "back to America," framing it as a jobs initiative intended to win over Republicans whose constituents are also affected by the decline in domestic production.

Producer Steven Paul cited an upcoming film about Richard Nixon's early years that would otherwise have to shoot overseas without a federal incentive, calling Trump's support "a major step forward" for the industry. The push follows a year of lobbying by Voight, Hollywood's unions and the Motion Picture Association after Trump had previously floated tariffs on foreign productions rather than a tax credit. More than 120 countries now offer production subsidies, with the UK emerging as the leading hub for big-budget projects — hosting Marvel Studios and titles such as The Odyssey and Jurassic World Rebirth — and drawing roughly $7.8 billion in international production spending in 2025, including a near-30 percent rise in spending from US productions.

## Coverage

- [The Hollywood Reporter: Federal Film and TV Tax Incentive Bill Gets a Name as Momentum Builds](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/federal-film-and-tv-tax-incentive-bill-1236687205/)
- [The Hollywood Reporter: Trump’s Federal Film Tax Incentive Plan Prompts Canada’s Actors to Call on Ottawa to Follow Suit](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/trumps-federal-tax-incentive-1236686894/)
- [Deadline: Donald Trump Doubles Down On Still Vague Federal Film & TV Tax Incentive Amid Praise From SAG-AFTRA, Other Unions](https://deadline.com/2026/09/trump-federal-film-tax-credit-1237064841/)

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