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HR 3473 113th Congress House

Qualifying Therapeutic Discovery Project Tax Credit Extension Act of 2013

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the qualifying therapeutic discovery project credit, and for other purposes.

Introduced: November 13, 2013 See on congress.gov
Taxation Business investment and capitalIncome tax creditsInflation and pricesMedical research
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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 Latest action November 13, 2013

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Qualifying Therapeutic Discovery Project Tax Credit Extension Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to make permanent the authority to invest in and allocate credit amounts for a qualifying therapeutic discovery project (a project that is designed to: (1) treat or prevent diseases by conducting pre-clinical activities, clinical trials, and clinical studies or by carrying out research projects to approve new drugs or other biologic products; (2) diagnose diseases or conditions to determine molecular factors related to diseases or conditions; or (3) develop a product, process, or technology to further the delivery or administration of therapeutics). Extends the $1 billion allocation for such credit for each 2-year period beginning after 2013 and provides for a biennial inflation adjustment to such allocation amount after 2015.


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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3473: Qualifying Therapeutic Discovery Project Tax Credit Extension Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-3473/
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"H.R. 3473: Qualifying Therapeutic Discovery Project Tax Credit Extension Act of 2013." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-3473/.
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H.R. 3473, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-3473/.
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