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HR 1163 112th Congress House

Patriot Corporations of America Act of 2011

Official title: To provide Federal contracting preferences for, and a reduction in the rate of income tax imposed on, Patriot corporations, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 17, 2011 Introduced by: Schakowsky, Janice D. Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
Commerce Administrative law and regulatory proceduresBusiness ethicsConsumer affairsCorporate finance and management
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Employee benefits and pensionsEnvironmental regulatory proceduresForeign and international corporationsHealth care costs and insuranceIncome tax ratesIndustrial policy and productivityLabor-management relationsManufacturingMilitary personnel and dependentsNational Guard and reservesPollution liabilityPublic contracts and procurementResearch and developmentTaxation of foreign incomeWages and earningsWorker safety and health
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Apr 1, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and Procurement Reform .
Mar 17, 2011
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Mar 17, 2011
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 Latest action April 1, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and Procurement Reform .

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Patriot Corporations of America Act of 2011- Grants after 2011 a preference to Patriot corporations in the evaluation of bids or proposals for federal contracts. Defines "Patriot corporation" as a corporation which: (1) produces at least 90% of its goods and services in the United States; (2) does not pay its its management-level employees at a rate more than 10,000% of the compensation of its lowest paid employee; (3) conducts at least 50% of its research and development in the United States; (4) contributes at least 5% of its payroll to a portable pension fund for its employees; (5) pays at least 70% of its employees' health insurance costs; (6) maintains a policy of neutrality in employee organizing drives; (7) provides full differential salary and insurance benefits for all National Guard and Reserve employees who are called to active duty; and (8) has not violated federal regulations, including regulations relating to the environment, workplace safety, labor relations, and consumer protections.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) reduce the income tax rate for Patriot corporations; (2) reclassify foreign corporations created or organized to avoid federal taxation as domestic corporations for income tax purposes; and (3) increase, for the period between January 1, 2011, and December 31, 2012, the income tax rate for individual taxpayers with adjusted gross incomes of $500,000 or more ($1 million or more for joint returns).

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1163: Patriot Corporations of America Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1163/
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"H.R. 1163: Patriot Corporations of America Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1163/.
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H.R. 1163, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1163/.
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