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Community News and Small Business Support Act
Legislative Progress
Introduced
February 27, 2025
Latest Action
February 27, 2025
Primary Sponsor
Claudia TenneyRepublican(NY)
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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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Filing registrants (4)
2025 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Tax credits to support local newspapers. H.R.1753, Community News and Small Business Support Act, all provisions.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $5,000
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Introduced in House
Congress.gov source codes: 1000, Intro-H
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Sources: Congress.gov
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2025 · third_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Advocate for the continued deductibility of advertising as a business expense as part of the budget reconciliation process, including H.R. 1: One Big Beautiful Bill Act, H. Con. Res. 14, establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; H.R. 137, TCJA Permanency Act; S. 559/H.R. 1347, AIMM Act, S. 187/ H.R. 574, ALIGN Act; H.R. 1753, Community News and Small Business Support Act; H.R. 3010: No Handouts for Drug Advertisements Act.
Client expense: $520,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2025 · third_quarter · Media (information/publishing)
Educate policymakers on competitive issues in the marketplace for news and quality content; educate policymakers on the importance of the First Amendment protections for the free press and advocate for the passage of the Protect Reporters from Exploitative State Spying Act (PRESS Act); H.R. 1753,Community News and Small Business Support Act; educate policymakers on competition and transparency issues related to artificial intelligence, including the Generative AI Copyright Disclosure Act of 2024 and the AI Foundation Model Transparency Act of 2023; S. 1396, the Content Origin Protection and Integrity from Edited and Deepfaked Media Act of 2025; and S. 2455, the TRAIN Act.
Client expense: $520,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
2025 · third_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC). Extension/enhancement of the Employee Retention Tax Credit (ERTC) and ERTC refund improvements. Tax rates, including corporate, individual, small business, and proposed cap on 199A. Net Investment Income Tax (NIIT), estate tax, capital gains, and step-up basis. IRS tax enforcement, and ERTC refund improvements. FICA tax tip credit. Bonus depreciation. Business meals deduction. Full expensing deduction. S. 213, Main Street Tax Certainty Act. Estate and gift tax. H.R. 1177, Improve and Enhance the Work Opportunity Tax Credit Act. Service Industry Tip Compliance Agreement (SITCA) program. S. 129, No Tax on Tips Act. S. 559, AIMM Act. S. 187, ALIGN Act. H.R. 996/S. 400, Paid Family and Medical Leave Tax Credit Extension and Enhancement Act. Deductibility of meals provided to employees. Business SALT deduction. Charitable contributions, including charitable deduction floor for corporations. H.R. 1753, Community News and Small Business Support Act. H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act, tax provisions. H.R. 1301/S. 587, Death Tax Repeal Act of 2025.
Client expense: $810,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of
2025 · third_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Tax credits to support local newspapers. H.R.1753, Community News and Small Business Support Act, all provisions.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $18,750
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2025 · second_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC). Extension/enhancement of the Employee Retention Tax Credit (ERTC) and ERTC refund improvements. Tax rates, including corporate, individual, small business, and proposed cap on 199A. Net Investment Income Tax (NIIT), estate tax, capital gains, and step-up basis. IRS tax enforcement, and ERTC refund improvements. FICA tax tip credit. Bonus depreciation. Business meals deduction. S. 213, Main Street Tax Certainty Act. Estate and gift tax. H.R. 1177, Improve and Enhance the Work Opportunity Tax Credit Act. Service Industry Tip Compliance Agreement (SITCA) program. S. 129, No Tax on Tips Act. S. 559, AIMM Act. S. 187, ALIGN Act. H.R. 996/S. 400, Paid Family and Medical Leave Tax Credit Extension and Enhancement Act. Deductibility of meals provided to employees. Business SALT deduction. Charitable contributions. H.R. 1753, Community News and Small Business Support Act. H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act, tax provisions.
Client expense: $790,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of
2025 · second_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Advocate for the continued deductibility of advertising as a business expense as part of the budget reconciliation process, including H.R. 1: One Big Beautiful Bill Act, H. Con. Res. 14, establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; H.R. 137, TCJA Permanency Act; S. 559/H.R. 1347, AIMM Act, S. 187/ H.R. 574, ALIGN Act; H.R. 1753, Community News and Small Business Support Act; H.R. 3010: No Handouts for Drug Advertisements Act.
Client expense: $560,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2025 · second_quarter · Media (information/publishing)
Educate policymakers on competitive issues in the marketplace for news and quality content; educate policymakers on the importance of the First Amendment protections for the free press and advocate for the passage of the Protect Reporters from Exploitative State Spying Act (PRESS Act); H.R. 1753,Community News and Small Business Support Act; educate policymakers on competition and transparency issues related to artificial intelligence, including the Generative AI Copyright Disclosure Act of 2024 and the AI Foundation Model Transparency Act of 2023; S. 1396, the Content Origin Protection and Integrity from Edited and Deepfaked Media Act of 2025; and the TRAIN Act.
Client expense: $560,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
2025 · second_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Tax credits to support local newspapers. H.R.1753, Community News and Small Business Support Act, all provisions.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $18,750
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2025 · first_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Advocate for the continued deductibility of advertising as a business expense as part of the budget reconciliation process, including H. Con. Res. 14, establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; H.R. 137, TCJA Permanency Act; S. 559/H.R. 1347, AIMM Act, S. 187/ H.R. 574, ALIGN Act; H.R. 1753, Community News and Small Business Support Act.
Client expense: $380,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2025 · first_quarter · Media (information/publishing)
Journalism Competition Preservation Act; educate policymakers on the importance of the First Amendment protections for the free press and advocate for the passage of the Protect Reporters from Exploitative State Spying Act (PRESS Act); H.R. 1753,Community News and Small Business Support Act; educate policymakers on competition and transparency issues related to artificial intelligence, including the Generative AI Copyright Disclosure Act of 2024 and the AI Foundation Model Transparency Act of 2023; the Content Origin Protection and Integrity from Edited and Deepfaked Media Act of 2024; and the TRAIN Act.
Client expense: $380,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2025 · first_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Tax credits to support local newspapers. H.R.1753, Community News and Small Business Support Act, all provisions.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $18,750
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2025 · first_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Tax policy issues affecting local news organizations, including tax credits and payroll tax relief. H.R. 1753 - Community News and Small Business Support Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
| Democratic |
| CO |
| Michael Lawler | Republican | NY |
| Nicole Malliotakis | Republican | NY |
| Seth Magaziner | Democratic | RI |
| Suzan K. DelBene | Democratic | WA |
| William R. Keating | Democratic | MA |