United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 4406 (96th)
Research Promotion Act of 1979
Introduced
11 June 1979
Last action
11 June 1979 · Introduced
Status
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Sponsors
Rep. LaFalce, John J. [D-NY-36], Rep. Blanchard, James [D-MI-18], Rep. Carter, Tim Lee [R-KY-5], Rep. Ertel, Allen E. [D-PA-17], Rep. Hollenbeck, Harold C. [R-NJ-9], Rep. Hughes, William J. [D-NJ-2], Rep. Jenrette, John W., Jr. [D-SC-6], Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA], Rep. Murphy, Austin J. [D-PA-22], Rep. Neal, Stephen L. [D-NC-5], Rep. Seiberling, John F. [D-OH-14], Rep. Stokes, Louis [D-OH-21], Rep. Winn, Larry, Jr. [R-KS-3]
Subjects
Taxation
Source updated
2 September 2025
Summary
Research Promotion Act of 1979 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow businesses with gross receipts not in excess of $250,000,000 a nonrefundable income tax credit equal to ten percent of their research and experimental expenditures which exceed 2.5 percent of their gross receipts for the taxable year. Provides for carryovers and carrybacks of unused credits in any taxable year.
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Timeline
11 June 1979
Introduced
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Source: IntroReferral
11 June 1979
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
11 June 1979
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
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Documents
1 official file
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 11 June 1979
Sponsors
- Rep. LaFalce, John J. [D-NY-36] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Blanchard, James [D-MI-18] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Carter, Tim Lee [R-KY-5] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Ertel, Allen E. [D-PA-17] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hollenbeck, Harold C. [R-NJ-9] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hughes, William J. [D-NJ-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Jenrette, John W., Jr. [D-SC-6] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Murphy, Austin J. [D-PA-22] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Neal, Stephen L. [D-NC-5] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Seiberling, John F. [D-OH-14] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Stokes, Louis [D-OH-21] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Winn, Larry, Jr. [R-KS-3] · R · Cosponsor
- · hswm00 · Standing
Related records
- related to ← Research Promotion Act of 1979
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/96th-congress/house-bill/4406
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/96/hr/4406
- us · 96-hr-4406 · source updated 2 September 2025