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HR 1736 109th Congress House

Investment in America Act of 2005

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the research credit, to increase the rates of the alternative incremental credit, and to provi… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the research credit, to increase the rates of the alternative incremental credit, and to provide an alternative simplified credit for qualified research expenses.

Introduced: October 6, 2005 See on congress.gov
Taxation CommerceCorporation taxesIncome taxResearch and development tax creditScience, Technology, Communications
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Apr 20, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Apr 20, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 20, 2005

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Investment in America Act of 2005 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) make permanent the tax credit for increasing research activities; (2) increase the rates of the alternative incremental tax credit for research expenses; and (3) permit a taxpayer election of an alternative simplified tax credit for research expenses.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 33
All 33 Democratic 8 Republican 6
Davis, Geoff
· Feb 1, 2006
Chandler, Ben
· Nov 3, 2005
HOEKSTRA, PETER
· Oct 26, 2005
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Oct 26, 2005
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Oct 6, 2005
Davis, Artur
· Jul 27, 2005
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jul 20, 2005
BIGGERT, JUDY
· Jul 19, 2005
REHBERG, DENNY
· Jun 30, 2005
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Jun 28, 2005
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Jun 24, 2005
KENNEDY, PATRICK
· Jun 22, 2005
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Jun 22, 2005
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Jun 16, 2005
Reichert, David
· Jun 16, 2005
 R
Issa, Darrell
California · Jun 8, 2005
HARMAN, JANE
· May 26, 2005
 R
McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · May 26, 2005
 R
Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · May 17, 2005
DREIER, DAVID
· Apr 26, 2005
CAMP, DAVE
· Apr 20, 2005
CANTOR, ERIC
· Apr 20, 2005
EHLERS, VERNON
· Apr 20, 2005
ETHERIDGE, BOB
· Apr 20, 2005
GORDON, BART
· Apr 20, 2005
JOHNSON, TIMOTHY
· Apr 20, 2005
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Apr 20, 2005
Meek, Kendrick
· Apr 20, 2005
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Apr 20, 2005
Rodgers, Cathy
· Apr 20, 2005
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Apr 20, 2005
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Apr 20, 2005
SOUDER, MARK
· Apr 20, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1736: Investment in America Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1736/
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"H.R. 1736: Investment in America Act of 2005." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1736/.
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H.R. 1736, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1736/.
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