HR 4563 114th Congress House

ZIP Act

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit for research related to the development of a vaccine for the Zika virus.

Introduced: February 24, 2016 See on congress.gov

Taxation Health promotion and preventive careImmunology and vaccinationIncome tax creditsInfectious and parasitic diseasesResearch and development

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Feb 12, 2016

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Feb 12, 2016

Introduced in House

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Latest action February 12, 2016

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Zika Immunization Plan Act or the ZIP Act

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit for 10% of qualified research expenses related to the development of a vaccine for the Zika virus.

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Ways and Means Committee
House of Representatives

Cosponsors 1

Plaskett, Stacey E.

Virgin Islands · Feb 24, 2016

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4563: ZIP Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4563/

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"H.R. 4563: ZIP Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4563/.

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H.R. 4563, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4563/.

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