H.R. 3940 · 117th Congress

Local Journalism Sustainability Act

Introduced on Jun 16, 2021 by Ann Kirkpatrick (D-AZ-2). 77 cosponsors, 15 of them from another party. Latest action (Jun 16, 2021): Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Stage
Introduced
Introduced
Jun 16, 2021
Cosponsors
77
15 from the other party
Policy area
Taxation
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Progress

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  1. Introduced
  2. 2Reported by committee
  3. 3Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To provide tax incentives that support local newspapers and other local media, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Appropriations
  • Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies
  • Disability assistance
  • Employment taxes
  • Government trust funds
  • Income tax credits
  • Marketing and advertising
  • News media and reporting
  • Small business
  • Social security and elderly assistance
  • Television and film
  • Wages and earnings

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Introduced in House, Jun 16, 2021). Public domain.

Local Journalism Sustainability Act

This bill allows individual and business taxpayers tax credits for the support of local newspapers and media. Specifically, individual taxpayers may claim an income tax credit up to $250 for a local newspaper subscription.

The bill also allows local newspaper employers a payroll tax credit for wages paid to an employee for service as a local news journalist and certain small businesses a tax credit for local newspaper and media advertising expenses.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Ann KirkpatrickD-AZ-2Sponsor

Democrats · 62

Republicans · 15

Roll calls

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History

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  1. Jun 16, 2021Introduced in House
  2. Jun 16, 2021Introduced in House
  3. Jun 16, 2021 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
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  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.