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HR 1736 109th Congress House Taxation Commerce Corporation taxes Income tax Research and development tax credit Science, Technology, Communications

Investment in America Act of 2005

Introduced: April 20, 2005 See on congress.gov
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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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 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.

What's happening now April 20, 2005

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 15
All 15 Democratic 8 Republican 6
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Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Oct 26, 2005
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Oct 6, 2005
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jul 20, 2005
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Matsui, Doris O.
California · Jun 28, 2005
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Calvert, Ken
California · Jun 24, 2005
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Schiff, Adam B.
California · Jun 22, 2005
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McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Jun 16, 2005
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Issa, Darrell
California · Jun 8, 2005
 R
McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · May 26, 2005
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Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · May 17, 2005
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Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Apr 20, 2005
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Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Apr 20, 2005
Rodgers, Cathy
· Apr 20, 2005
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Sessions, Pete
Texas · Apr 20, 2005
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Sherman, Brad
California · Apr 20, 2005
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1736: Investment in America Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1736/
MLA
"H.R. 1736: Investment in America Act of 2005." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1736/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 1736, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1736/.
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[H.R. 1736: Investment in America Act of 2005](https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1736/)
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