Though the legislation modestly increases the maximum amount of the tax credit, the bill also implements more restrictive income requirements.

Under the new law, more than $60 billion in additional funding will be funneled toward agricultural subsidy programs, with large farms, particularly those in the South, poised to reap the most benefits.

"Any policy that encourages American investment really lines up extremely well with everything we've done since the founding of the company," Comcast CEO Brian Roberts said