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HR 7749 116th Congress House Taxation Intellectual property Taxation of foreign income

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage the transfer of intangible property from controlled foreign corporations to United States shareholders.

Introduced: July 23, 2020 Introduced by: LaHood, Darin Republican · Illinois See on congress.gov
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Jul 23, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures.
Jul 23, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jul 23, 2020
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill excludes from gross income, for income tax purposes, gains from distributions of intangible property by controlled foreign corporations to U.S. domestic corporations. The bill defines intangible property to include patents, copyrights, licenses, formulas, computer software, and similar items with substantial value.

What's happening now July 23, 2020

Referred to the Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
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Hern, Kevin
Oklahoma · Sep 16, 2020
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Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · Jul 30, 2020
Ferguson, A.
· Jul 23, 2020
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7749: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage the transfer of intangible property from controlled foreign corporations to United States shareholders.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7749/
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"H.R. 7749: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage the transfer of intangible property from controlled foreign corporations to United States shareholders.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7749/.
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H.R. 7749, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7749/.
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[H.R. 7749: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage the transfer of intangible property from controlled foreign corporations to United States shareholders.](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7749/)
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