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HR 1545 111th Congress House

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make the credit for research activities permanent and to provide an increase in such credit for taxpayers whose gross receipts are predominantly from…

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make the credit for research activities permanent and to provide an increase in such credit for taxpayers whose g… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make the credit for research activities permanent and to provide an increase in such credit for taxpayers whose gross receipts are predominantly from domestic production activities.

Introduced: November 4, 2009 See on congress.gov
Taxation Income tax creditsResearch and development
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Mar 17, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Mar 17, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 17, 2009

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) make permanent the tax credit for increasing research activities; and (2) increase the amount of such credit for taxpayers who earn more than 50% of their gross receipts from domestic production activities.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 14
All 14 Democratic 3 Republican 2
Murphy, Patrick
· Sep 29, 2010
 D
Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · Apr 15, 2010
Nye, Glenn
· Dec 16, 2009
Massa, Eric
· Dec 1, 2009
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Nov 19, 2009
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Nov 4, 2009
 R
Turner, Michael R.
Ohio · Oct 14, 2009
Kilroy, Mary Jo
· Jun 2, 2009
McMahon, Michael
· Jun 2, 2009
Perriello, Thomas
· May 21, 2009
Cao, Anh
· May 7, 2009
Wilson, Charles
· May 7, 2009
 R
Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · Apr 30, 2009
Lee, Christopher
· Mar 17, 2009
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1545: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make the credit for research activities permanent and to provide an increase in such credit for taxpayers whose gross receipts are predominantly from domestic production activities.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1545/
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"H.R. 1545: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make the credit for research activities permanent and to provide an increase in such credit for taxpayers whose gross receipts are predominantly from domestic production activities.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1545/.
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H.R. 1545, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1545/.
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[H.R. 1545: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make the credit for research activities permanent and to provide an increase in such credit for taxpayers whose gross receipts are predominantly from domestic production activities.](https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1545/)
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