Washington, Oct. 6 -- Congressman Ted W. Lieu issued the following press release:
GLENDALE, CA - Today, October 6, 2026, Congressman Ted Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) joined U.S. Congresswoman Laura Friedman (D-Los Angeles County), Members of the Los Angeles congressional delegation, and the major unions representing film and television workers at the Alex Theatre in a new push for the Motion Picture, Television, and Entertainment Revitalization Act. This bipartisan legislation creates a national film tax credit on qualified labor expenses to bring production jobs back home.
For decades, the United States has offered no national filming incentive, leaving American crews to compete against roughly 65 countries that do. The result has been hu...