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HR 942 112th Congress House Taxation Income tax credits Research and development

American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2011

Introduced: June 22, 2011 See on congress.gov
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Mar 8, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Mar 8, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) extend through December 31, 2012, the tax credit for increasing research activities; and (2) increase the rate of the alternative simplified tax credit to 20% and make such credit permanent.

What's happening now March 8, 2011

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Related & companion bills 4
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  • S 1866 Related bill AGREE Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 37
All 37 Democratic 11 Republican 10
R
Amodei, Mark E.
Nevada · Aug 1, 2012
Denham, Jeff
· Aug 1, 2012
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Jul 19, 2012
Walz, Timothy
· Jul 19, 2012
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Jun 29, 2012
 R
Womack, Steve
Arkansas · Jun 21, 2012
 R
Crawford, Eric A. "Rick"
Arkansas · Jun 8, 2012
Hultgren, Randy
· Jun 6, 2012
Jenkins, Lynn
· Jun 6, 2012
Granger, Kay
· May 31, 2012
 R
Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · May 31, 2012
Harper, Gregg
· May 30, 2012
 D
Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · May 30, 2012
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · May 30, 2012
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · May 30, 2012
 R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · May 11, 2012
CROWLEY, JOSEPH
· May 11, 2012
Black, Diane
· Apr 19, 2012
 R
Scott, Austin
Georgia · Apr 19, 2012
Nunes, Devin
· Mar 29, 2012
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Nov 18, 2011
SMITH, LAMAR
· Nov 4, 2011
 D
Murphy, Christopher
Connecticut · Oct 26, 2011
 D
Luján, Ben Ray
New Mexico · Sep 7, 2011
Chaffetz, Jason
· Aug 5, 2011
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jul 29, 2011
 R
Carter, John R.
Texas · Jul 28, 2011
 R
Graves, Sam
Missouri · Jul 27, 2011
JOHNSON, SAM
· Jun 22, 2011
Roskam, Peter
· Jun 13, 2011
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · May 26, 2011
TIBERI, PATRICK
· May 10, 2011
Reichert, David
· Apr 1, 2011
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Mar 8, 2011
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Mar 8, 2011
 R
McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Mar 8, 2011
Paulsen, Erik
· Mar 8, 2011
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 942: American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-942/
MLA
"H.R. 942: American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-942/.
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H.R. 942, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-942/.
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