S. 3330: Domestic Film Production Equity Act of 2008
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S. 3330: Domestic Film Production Equity Act of 2008
110th Congress · introduced 2008-07-24 · Taxation · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7300)
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- Where it came from: introduced 2008-07-24 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7300) Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Domestic Film Production Equity Act of 2008
Plain summary
Domestic Film Production Equity Act of 2008 - Amends Internal Revenue Code provisions relating to the tax deduction for domestic film and television production activities to: (1) include within the income base for such deduction compensation for services performed in the United States by actors, production personnel, directors, and producers and any copyrights, trademarks, or other intangibles with respect to a film production; and (2) allow a deduction for partners or S corporation shareholders who own at least a 20% interest in a film project.
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Official text
Domestic Film Production Equity Act of 2008
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Sponsor: Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] · 1 cosponsors
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-110s3330.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/110/s>
Record fed-us-cong110-s3330 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong110 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong110