# 119-hr-3844: Texas is the New Hollywood Act of 2025

119-hr-3844, Texas is the New Hollywood Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Gonzales, Tony [R-TX-23] (R-TX); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3844
- As of: 2026-04-21
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-3844
- Congress: 119
- Title: Texas is the New Hollywood Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-06-09
- Sponsor: Rep. Gonzales, Tony [R-TX-23] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**This bill would extend 100% bonus depreciation for qualifying film and television productions and tie the tax break to minimum in‑state spending.** It creates special rules for what counts as a qualifying production and applies to property placed in service after 2025.

## Provisions PRIA read

- 100% expensing for film and TV producers: benefit, high. This bill would let qualifying film or TV productions expense 100% of property costs in the year it is placed in service. It would apply to property placed in service after December 31, 2025 and before January 1, 2036. Productions must be for commercial, educational, or instructional use and would…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2570: Maximum Pressure Act
- 119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025
- 119-hr-5168: Puerto Rico Nutrition Assistance Fairness Act
- 119-hr-2395: SHORT Act
- 119-hr-740: Veterans’ ACCESS Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-3844 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3844)

## Related
- [119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725)
- [119-hr-2570: Maximum Pressure Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2570)
- [119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1229)
- [119-hr-5168: Puerto Rico Nutrition Assistance Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5168)
- [119-hr-2395: SHORT Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2395)
- [119-hr-740: Veterans’ ACCESS Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-740)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3844 (as of 2026-04-21).