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HR 3156 111th Congress House Taxation Foreign aid and international relief Income tax credits Infectious and parasitic diseases Intellectual property Medical research Prescription drugs Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations World health

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.

Introduced: July 9, 2009 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jul 9, 2009
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

What's happening now July 9, 2009

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
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Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · May 24, 2010
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Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Nov 2, 2009
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Oct 21, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3156: 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.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-3156/
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"H.R. 3156: 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.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-3156/.
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H.R. 3156, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-3156/.
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[H.R. 3156: 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.](https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-3156/)
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