HR 1753 · in committee · significant
Community News and Small Business Support Act
- economy
What this bill does
- Provides small businesses tax credits up to $5,000 yearly to pay for local media advertising.
- Allows employers to claim tax credits covering up to 50% of wages paid to local news journalists.
- Credits are temporary, phased down over five years, with limits on total wages and employers claimed.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How would the $5,000 annual tax credit affect small businesses' advertising budgets differently based on their industry or location?
- 02
What evidence supports the claim that subsidizing journalist wages through employer tax credits will sustain local news outlets long-term after the five-year phase-out ends?
- 03
Who would be ineligible for these credits, and how might that shape which communities and news outlets benefit most from this program?
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Sponsor · R-NY-24
Claudia Tenney
Citizen cosponsors
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In Congress
8/ 435
House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-02-27
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Legislative timeline
2025-02-27 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
2025-02-27 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-02-27 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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