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HR 4438 - American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2014 - Key Vote
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Legislation - Bill Passed (House) (274-131) - May 9, 2014(Key vote)
Title: American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2014
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Vote to pass a bill that repeals the termination date of the research tax credit.
- Extends the tax credit for business research past December 31, 2013 (Sec. 2).
- Restructures the research credit for a taxable year to be the sum of the following (Sec. 2):
- 20 percent of the qualified research expenses that exceed 50 percent of the average qualified research expenses for the 3 preceding taxable years;
- 20 percent of the basic research payments that exceed 50 percent of the average basic research payments for the 3 preceding taxable years; and
- 20 percent of the amounts paid or incurred for the trade or business to an energy research consortium for energy research.
- Establishes a tax credit rate of 10 percent for an individual who has no qualified research expenses in any 1 of the 3 preceding taxable years (Sec. 2).
Legislation - Introduced (House) - April 9, 2014
Title: American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2014
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- Charles W. Boustany Jr. (LA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Michael 'Mike' Coffman (CO - R)
- Anna G. Eshoo (CA - D)
- Trent Franks (AZ - R) (Out Of Office)
- Tim Griffin (AR - R) (Out Of Office)
- Michael M. 'Mike' Honda (CA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Lynn M. Jenkins (KS - R)
- Samuel Robert 'Sam' Johnson (TX - R)
- Walter Beaman Jones Jr. (NC - R)
- George J. 'Mike' Kelly Jr. (PA - R)
- Ronald James 'Ron' Kind (WI - D)
- John B. Larson (CT - D)
- Ben Ray Lujan Jr. (NM - D)
- Thomas A. 'Tom' Marino (PA - R)
- Doris O. Matsui (CA - D)
- Michael T. McCaul (TX - R)
- Richard E. Neal (MA - D)
- Erik Paulsen (MN - R)
- Thomas W. 'Tom' Reed II (NY - R)
- Linda T. Sánchez (CA - D)
- Aaron Schock (IL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Eric Swalwell (CA - D)
- Todd C. Young (IN - R) (Out Of Office)