Spencer Pratt says he is working with President Donald Trump on a 25% federal film tax credit

Spencer Pratt, a reality television personality and former Los Angeles mayoral candidate, said in a Friday post on X that he is working with President Donald Trump on a 25 percent federal film tax credit. Pratt presented the effort as a means to “bring back Hollywood” and said, in the same post, that he is “committed to saving Hollywood.”

In the post, Pratt did not describe any formal proposal text, legislative vehicle, or agency action tied to the claimed 25 percent figure. The statement therefore does not, on its face, document a specific government step such as an administration announcement, a draft bill, or a regulatory change implementing a new federal tax credit.

The Hill reported Pratt’s claim after the social media post, tying it to Pratt’s recent public statements about film incentives and his stated goal of increasing federal support for film production. Pratt’s message adds to a pattern of outside figures publicly asserting contact with the Trump administration on policy ideas, though the claim in this instance centers on a tax-credit percentage rather than a named legislative or administrative process.

Under U.S. federal tax law, creating or changing a tax credit typically requires statutory authority from Congress. Pratt’s statement, as reported, does not identify whether the 25 percent target would be pursued through new legislation, amendments to an existing credit, or another mechanism, nor does it specify what departments or offices would be involved or a timeline for any change.

Pratt’s remarks also arrive at a moment when federal incentives for cultural and entertainment industries often face scrutiny over cost to taxpayers and whether such credits deliver measurable economic benefits. In the absence of additional details from the Trump administration or lawmakers, Pratt’s post functions primarily as a claimed outreach and policy idea rather than a documented government action.

If the underlying concept were to move beyond public discussion, next steps would generally include legislative drafting and committee review in the House and Senate, along with scoring by the Congressional Budget Office or other official budget estimates, depending on the structure of the proposal. Any eventual implementation would also need to specify eligibility rules, verification procedures, and compliance enforcement for productions seeking the credit. As of the reporting cited in The Hill, those concrete steps have not been described in the available account.