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The first 2026 FIFA World Cup match in the U.S. — to take place in Los Angeles County — may be more than 12 months out, but some members of Congress are concerned that time is running out to approve visas for all of the millions of athletes and tourists planning to travel to the United States.

Congressional Republicans slipped a little-noticed measure into their massive “big, beautiful bill” that would make it exorbitantly expensive to sue the Trump administration, potentially invalidating dozens of injunctions halting White House actions and sucking even more power out of the nation’s courts.

On Tuesday, Democratic Rep. Laura Friedman wrote a letter to Speaker Mike Johnson signed by 20 other congressional Democrats expressing “deep concern” about the provision.

Rep. Laura Friedman (D-Glendale) is determined to bring her constituents – which includes residents of Hollywood, West Hollywood and Hancock Park – into the conversation. Four months into her first term, the 30th Congressional District representative sat down for an interview, where she highlighted the robust community response she has received at town halls – including one that had 600 people in attendance.

Following a post on May 4 in which President Donald Trump suggested that a 100% tariff be applied to films produced “in foreign lands,” California Gov. Gavin Newsom countered with a federal film tax credit program proposal, which would be modeled after the same program the state is currently looking to expand.

President Trump’s initial proposal to impose a 100% tariff on foreign-produced films was met with bafflement and horror in Hollywood. But for lawmakers who represent film industry workers, it looked like an opportunity.

“I would like to refocus the conversation around a national film tax credit,” said Rep. Laura Friedman, a Democrat from Burbank. “We know this works.”