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

On November 9, 2026, California Rep. Laura Friedman and Sen. Adam Schiff were seeking bipartisan support to pass a federal film tax incentive before Congress’s December 18 recess. The proposal’s supporters hoped to attach it to a larger bill, amid concerns that film jobs are moving overseas and to other states.