US HB3156 | 2009-2010 | 111th Congress
Status
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 23-1)
Status: Introduced on July 9 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2009-07-09 - Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Pending: House Ways And Means Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on July 9 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2009-07-09 - Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Pending: House Ways And Means Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit for 50% of the non-clinical research expenses for certain infectious diseases or conditions for which there is no significant market in developed nations and which disproportionately affect poor and marginalized populations. Requires any taxpayer who claims this tax credit to donate to a charitable organization or foreign government for public purposes the rights to any license for treatment of such diseases.
Title
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit against tax for expenses paid or incurred in non-clinical research for neglected diseases.
Sponsors
| Rep. Kevin Brady [R-TX] | Rep. Corrine Brown [D-FL] | Rep. Donna Christensen [D-VI] | Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY] |
| Rep. John Conyers [D-MI] | Rep. Bill Delahunt [D-MA] | Rep. Eni Faleomavaega [D-AS] | Rep. Charles Gonzalez [D-TX] |
| Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ] | Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX] | Rep. Eddie Johnson [D-TX] | Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA] |
| Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA] | Rep. John Lewis [D-GA] | Rep. James McGovern [D-MA] | Rep. Michael McMahon [D-NY] |
| Rep. Kendrick Meek [D-FL] | Rep. Donald Payne [D-NJ] | Rep. Thomas Perriello [D-VA] | Rep. Charles Rangel [D-NY] |
| Rep. Laura Richardson [D-CA] | Rep. Ciro Rodriguez [D-TX] | Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL] | Rep. Diane Watson [D-CA] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2009-07-09 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. |
Subjects
Foreign aid and international relief
Income tax credits
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Intellectual property
Medical research
Prescription drugs
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Taxation
World health
Income tax credits
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Intellectual property
Medical research
Prescription drugs
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Taxation
World health
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/3156/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr3156/BILLS-111hr3156ih.pdf |
