California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Sen. Adam Schiff this week publicly backed President Trump’s call for a federal tax incentive to bring film and television production back to the United States, giving the White House a high-profile bipartisan signal from the state most identified with Hollywood. Trump on Monday urged lawmakers via Truth Social to pass legislation reversing the outflow of work driven by rising U.S. production costs, later calling the proposal a revitalization act for the industry and saying it would work quickly because filmmakers do not want to travel as far as Australia to shoot. Schiff said he was in strong agreement and pressed Congress to act immediately to reclaim good-paying jobs lost overseas; Newsom echoed the push on social media and has also praised the president’s Trump Account program, which provides a $1,000 federal investment for eligible children born during Trump’s second term. In the Oval Office on Wednesday, Trump pointed to both Democrats’ support and said he believed the measure had bipartisan backing. The federal appeal builds on earlier advocacy tied to special Hollywood ambassador Jon Voight and industry calls for a roughly 20% labor-cost credit, and follows Trump’s shift away from a floated 100% tariff on foreign-produced films. Separately, California advanced AB 2319, a standalone post-production credit of 35%–50% on qualified in-state expenses with $10 million proposed annually, which awaits Newsom’s signature as the state grapples with more than 17,000 film and TV job losses since 2022 and expanded its broader annual credit cap to $750 million.