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Articles and editorials

Barry Meyer Ends 42–Year Tenure at Warner Bros.—A Modest Mogul Who Shunned the Spotlight, S101 [8JA]

Films of the Future Will Still Draw People to Theaters, S4656 [21JY]

Bills and resolutions

Capitol Building and Grounds: permit commercial filmmaking and photography on the U.S. Capitol Grounds (see H.R. 4243), H2433 [13MR]

Federal agencies and departments: prohibit use of appropriated funds to provide technical assistance to nongovernmental entities for production of motion pictures, television shows, and other audiovisual programs (see H.R. 4072), H1880 [21FE]

Taxation: extend special expensing rules for certain film and television productions and provide for special expensing for live theatrical productions (see H.R. 4878), H5398 [17JN]

——— modify and extend special expensing rules for certain film, television, and theatrical productions (see H.R. 5497), H7617 [16SE]

Remarks in House

Capitol Building and Grounds: permit commercial filmmaking and photography on the U.S. Capitol Grounds (H.R. 4243), E373 [13MR]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: require annual permits and assess annual fees for commercial filming activities on Federal lands, H1567, H1568 [4FE], E176 [6FE]

FBI: prohibit Investigative Publicity and Public Affairs Unit funding except for Ten Most Wanted Fugitives, Most Wanted Terrorists, and missing children programs, H4981, H4982, H5005 [29MY]

GI Film Festival (organization): tribute, E777 [20MY]

Taxation: extend special expensing rules for certain film and television productions and provide for special expensing for live theatrical productions (H.R. 4878), E1005, E1007 [17JN]

Remarks in Senate

Capitol Building and Grounds: use of Capitol Visitor Center to screen documentary about political activities of Koch brothers, S3214 [21MY]

Dept. of Defense: Inspector General reports on investigation into disclosure of classified information about the mission to kill Osama bin Laden to ‘‘Zero Dark Thirty’’ movie producers, S6334–S6336 [4DE]

Supreme Court: decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate political contributions used for political speech, S2582, S2601 [1MY], S2842 [8MY], S3214 [21MY], S4892 [24JY]

Reports filed

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture Requirement for Annual Permits and Fees for Commercial Filming Activities on Federal Lands: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2798) (H. Rept. 113–335), H1510 [29JA]