Community News and Small Business Support Act

Summary

Community News and Small Business Support Act This bill establishes a temporary business tax credit for expenses incurred by an eligible small business to advertise in local media. The bill also establishes a temporary refundable tax credit for a percentage of wages paid by an eligible employer to local news journalists. (Limitations apply.) Under the bill, an eligible small business (a business with an average of fewer than 50 employees) may claim a tax credit for (1) 80% of local media advertising expenses, up to a maximum of $5,000, in the first year of the tax credit; and (2) 50% of such expenses, up to a maximum of $2,500, in the subsequent four years. (Other conditions and limitations may apply.) The bill also allows an eligible employer to claim each calendar quarter a refundable tax credit against Medicare payroll taxes for (1) 50% of wages paid to a local news journalist in the first four calendar quarters of the tax credit, and (2) 30% of such wages paid in each calendar quarter in the subsequent four years.  However, under the bill, the tax credit for local news journalist wages is limited to $12,500 in wages paid per local news journalist per quarter and the wages of no more than 1,500 local news journalists may be included. Further, the tax credit may not be claimed for wages for which certain other tax credits (e.g., the tax credit for paid family and medical leave) are claimed. (Other conditions and limitations may apply.)

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Timeline

1. 27 February 2025

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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2. 27 February 2025

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

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3. 27 February 2025

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

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• Introduced in House

  Introduced in House · EN · 27 February 2025

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 27 February 2025

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Sponsors

• Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Magaziner, Seth [D-RI-2] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Malliotakis, Nicole [R-NY-11] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9] · D · Cosponsor
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