# 119-hr-1753: Community News and Small Business Support Act

119-hr-1753, Community News and Small Business Support Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24] (R-NY); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-1753
- Congress: 119
- Title: Community News and Small Business Support Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-02-27
- Sponsor: Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24] (R-NY)
- Cosponsors: 9
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**Creates targeted tax credits to revive local journalism** by paying small businesses to buy local ads and by giving employers payroll tax relief when they pay local news journalists. It would set up a business advertising credit and a separate quarterly payroll credit aimed at supporting local newsrooms and advertising in local media. - Small businesses: Eligible firms with fewer than 50 full-time employees would get a nonrefundable credit for qualified local newspaper or local FCC-licensed radio and TV ads. The credit covers 80% of qualified ad spending in year one up to $5,000 and 50% in later years up to $2,500. - Local news employers and journalists: Employers whose sales come mostly from publishing local newspapers could claim a payroll tax credit for journalists who work at least 200 hours per quarter. The credit counts up to 1,500 journalists per employer per quarter and up to $12,500 of wages per journalist per quarter, with a 50% rate for the first four quarters and 30% thereafter. - Local media outlets and integrity rules: The bill defines "local newspaper" and "local news journalist" with staffing and independence tests, adds aggregation and anti-abuse rules, requires IRS guidance, and terminates the credits five years after enactment.

## Cosponsors (9)

- Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] (D-WA), 2025-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] (R-GA), 2025-06-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Magaziner, Seth [D-RI-2] (D-RI), 2025-08-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Malliotakis, Nicole [R-NY-11] (R-NY), 2025-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2025-10-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY), 2025-10-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] (D-NH), 2025-12-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9] (D-MA), 2026-05-07T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Local media ad credit for small businesses: benefit, high. If you run a small business with under 50 full-time employees, you could get a nonrefundable credit for ads in local newspapers or on FCC-licensed local radio/TV; sponsorships would count. In your first eligible year, it would cover 80% of costs, up to $5,000. After that, it would cover 50%, up to…
- Payroll credit for local news employers: benefit, high. If you publish local newspapers and get most of your revenue from that, you could get a payroll tax credit for wages paid to local news journalists. It would be 50% of covered wages for each of the first four quarters, then 30% after that. You could count up to 1,500 workers per quarter, and only u…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act
- 119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act
- 119-hr-3514: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act
- 119-hr-6130: ASAP Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-1753 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1753)

## Related
- [119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
- [119-hr-3514: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3514)
- [119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2102)
- [119-hr-6130: ASAP Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6130)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1753 (as of 2026-09-21).