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Members of the Los Angeles congressional delegation joined entertainment industry unions in Glendale on Oct. 6 to push for a federal tax credit aimed at bringing film and television production jobs back to the United States.

State and local leaders gathered with film and television representatives in Glendale to announce a push for legislation to create the first-ever federal tax incentives to bring entertainment production back to the United States.

This is something supporters say needs to happen to put Americans back to work on productions that have been leaving the country for decades.

A delegation of California Democrats campaigned with union leaders on Tuesday for a federal film incentive as they seek to build momentum to pass the measure by the end of the year.

Rep. Laura Friedman, D-Glendale, will lead Los Angeles-area members of Congress and entertainment unions in a rally Tuesday supporting legislation that would create a federal tax credit for film and television productions made in the United States.

Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, and Reps. Maxine Waters, D-Los Angeles; Judy Chu, D-Pasadena; Linda Sánchez, D-Whittier; Pete Aguilar, D-Redlands; Ted Lieu, D-Torrance; David Min, D-Irvine; and Derek Tran, D-Garden Grove, are scheduled to join Friedman at 10:45 a.m. Tuesday at the Alex Theatre, 216 N. Brand Blvd.

A coalition of Hollywood unions is leaning on Congress to enact a federal film tax credit, citing new research that highlights the heavy outflow of productions from the U.S.