To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax credits for carriage of independent programmers by certain multichannel video programming distributors.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax credits for carriage of independent programmers by certain multichannel video programming distributors., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting technology companies and users of digital services. The main policy domain is Technology, Government Operations, Environment.
Who Benefits and How
technology companies and users of digital services may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, technology companies and users of digital services may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H712A704535D446D18AC5E68D8890DF9B: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Independent Programmers Tax Incentive Act.
- Section H1E5EF1EDB42B4E5380650B1944F4E79D: 2. Carriage of Independent Programmers Tax Credit Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding...
- Section H88120B3BE545421D912358502462435F: 45BB. Carriage of Independent Programmers Credit For purposes of section 38, in the case of any eligible distributor, the carriage of independent programmers...
- Section HE25C738AB94847ECA0D1FDA3C82C74ED: 3. Biennial report by FCC to Congress Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and not less frequently than every 2 years...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax credits for carriage of independent programmers by certain multichannel video programming distributors., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting technology companies and users of digital services.
Key Policy Areas
Technology, Government Operations, Environment
Primary Purpose
This bill, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax credits for carriage of independent programmers by certain multichannel video programming distributors., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting technology companies and users of digital services.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- technology companies and users of digital services
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- technology companies and users of digital services
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Steube (for himself, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Panetta, Ms. Clarke …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_secretary"
- → The Secretary identified in the operative section
- "the_commission"
- → The commission identified in the operative section
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