RELEASE: Bipartisan Members of Congress Found Congressional American Film & TV Production Caucus

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, September 16, 2026, U.S. Representatives Brian Jack (GA-03), Laura Friedman (CA-30), Nathaniel Moran (TX-01), Linda Sánchez (CA-38), Nicole Malliotakis (NY-11), and Tom Suozzi (NY-03) founded the bipartisan Congressional American Film & TV Production Caucus.

 

The bipartisan Congressional American Film & TV Production Caucus will work to revitalize, strengthen, and expand film production across the United States.

 

For nearly a century, the United States was the undisputed global leader in film and television production, creating stories that inspired generations of Americans, from Rocky to Top Gun.

 

 

In recent years, individual state incentives have been outpaced by subsidies offered by foreign countries, leading to an exodus of film production overseas out of the country. No single state can outbid a foreign government on its own.  America should be competing for this work at the national level, and American crews, small businesses, and local economies should be the ones who benefit.

 

 

The Congressional American Film & TV Production Caucus is eager to partner with President Trump and his Administration to educate Members of Congress on the economic and cultural importance of American filmmaking and to propose legislative solutions to address the loss of domestic film production.

 

Caucus Co-Founder and Co-Chairman Congressman Brian Jack (GA-03)said, “I am honored to co-found and co-chair the Congressional American Film & TV Production Caucus.  My Congressional District is home to Trilith Studios, and I proudly represent the craftsmen, electricians, and carpenters who work hard to create movies that inspire generations of Americans.  I commend President Trump’s leadership in calling for a legislative solution to bring film production back to the United States, and I look forward to working with him and my colleagues in Congress to achieve this important goal.”

 

Caucus Co-Founder and Co-Chairwoman Congresswoman Laura Friedman (CA-30) said, “We're launching this caucus to show that bringing film and television production back to the United States isn't a partisan fight. Film and television work is leaving this country because 65 other nations decided to compete for these hundreds of thousands of good-paying jobs. A national film tax credit is how we bring that work home, and this caucus is a key step to build support for it.”

 

Caucus Co-Founder and Co-Chairman Congressman Nathaniel Moran (TX-01) said, "For too long, we've watched jobs in the film and television industry move overseas to the detriment of local communities across America who were the backbone of American storytelling.  The American Film & TV Production Caucus is committed to bringing that production back home—back to our sound stages, our small businesses, our caterers, carpenters, electricians, and camera crews who make this industry run in all of our 50 states.  Every production that sets up here ripples out, supporting the businesses around it and pumping money into local communities. We need to keep that going and keep American storytelling in America."

 

Caucus Co-Founder and Co-Chairwoman Congresswoman Linda Sánchez (CA-38) said, “The film and television industry doesn’t just make the shows and movies we all love. It’s an economic engine that employs 2 million American jobs throughout the United States. I’m proud to help launch this bipartisan caucus to support the workers and small businesses who make this industry run, and to find new ways to maintain those jobs and bring more of them back home.”

 

Caucus Co-Founder and Co-Chairwoman Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis (NY-11) said, “I am proud to serve as Co-Chair of the Congressional American Film & TV Production Caucus and work on a bipartisan basis to strengthen film and television production here at home.  Productions like Blue Bloods, Boardwalk Empire, Ray Donovan, Gotham, and Fallout have supported jobs and economic activity in my district, and we must ensure those opportunities remain in the United States.  This caucus will focus on supporting American workers, strengthening domestic production, and keeping America the global leader in film and television.”

 

Caucus Co-Founder and Co-Chairman Congressman Tom Suozzi (NY-03) said, “The film industry is an economic engine in New York, contributing tens of billions of dollars to the state’s economy every year.  I'm proud to help launch the Congressional American Film and TV Production Caucus to promote film production in the United States and continue advocating for an industry that supports thousands of jobs and enriches the cultural fabric of my district.”

 

Congressman Nathaniel Moran, Congresswoman Linda Sánchez, Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis, and Congressman Tom Suozzi are members of the House Committee on Ways and Means, the chief tax-writing committee in Congress.

 

Congressman Brian Jack serves on the House Committee on Rules, which controls the flow of legislation.

 

And, Congresswoman Laura Friedman is one of the only credited film producers ever elected to Congress.