# 117-hr-5056: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax credits for carriage of independent programmers by qualified distributors and multichannel video programming distributors.

117-hr-5056, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax credits for carriage of independent programmers by qualified distributors and multichannel video programming distributors., is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY); status Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-5056
- Congress: 117
- Title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax credits for carriage of independent programmers by qualified distributors and multichannel video programming distributors.
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- Introduced: 2021-08-20
- Sponsor: Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 10
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-15

## Summary

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax credits for carriage of independent programmers by qualified distributors and multichannel video programming distributors.

## Cosponsors (10)

- Rep. Demings, Val Butler [D-FL-10] (D-FL), 2021-10-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12] (R-FL), 2021-10-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29] (D-CA), 2021-10-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] (D-NY), 2021-11-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2022-02-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] (R-GA), 2022-03-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] (D-FL), 2022-03-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL), 2022-03-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-22] (R-CA), 2022-06-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY), 2022-10-28T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-5056 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5056)

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- [117-hr-5577: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3900 C…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5577)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5056 (as of 2026-10-15).