# Hollywood-backed federal film tax incentive faces six-week gauntlet to get through ‘lame duck’ Congress

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/hollywood-backed-federal-film-tax-incentive-faces-six-week-gauntlet-to-get-through-lame-duck-congress/
- Published: 2026-11-09T14:45:10+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-09T17:57:47+00:00
- Original publisher: New York Post (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://pagesix.com/2026/11/09/hollywood/hollywood-backed-federal-film-tax-incentive-faces-six-week-gauntlet-to-get-through-lame-duck-congress/
- Topics: Entertainment, Film, Government, Politics, World

## Key points

- Supporters have six weeks to pass the federal film incentive.
- 52 lawmakers have signed on, evenly split between parties.
- Advocates say it could help keep film jobs in the US.

## Summary

Hollywood supporters are racing to pass a federal film tax incentive before Congress leaves for its year-end recess on 18 December. The proposal has bipartisan backing, but must clear both chambers in six weeks; if it fails, it will have to be reintroduced to a new Congress whose priorities may differ.

California Representative Laura Friedman says 52 lawmakers have signed on since the bill was introduced in September, split evenly between the parties. Senator Adam Schiff is leading the Senate effort, and supporters hope to attach the measure to a larger bill that must pass. They say a federal incentive could help keep film jobs in the US as production shifts overseas and other states, including New York, compete with California; President Trump has expressed support.

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