HR 428 · 108th Congress 2003–2005, ended

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make the credit for increasing research activities permanent.

Introduced Jan 28, 2003 Originated House Sponsor F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr. R-WI

Latest action · Jan 28, 2003 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

IntroducedJan 28, 2003
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to make permanent the tax credit for increasing research activities.

Cosponsors 20

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 5, 2003 to Sep 23, 2003.

Seat	Cosponsor	Signed on
R-VA	Frank R. Wolf	Mar 5, 2003
R-CA	John T. Doolittle	Mar 5, 2003
R-WI	Mark Green	Mar 5, 2003
R-PA	Phil English	Mar 5, 2003
R-CA	Randy (Duke) Cunningham	Mar 5, 2003
R-MI	Vernon J. Ehlers	Mar 5, 2003
R-ID	C. L. (Butch) Otter	Mar 17, 2003
D-TX	Charles A. Gonzalez	Mar 17, 2003
D-TX	Eddie Bernice Johnson	Mar 17, 2003
R-MI	Fred Upton	Mar 17, 2003
R-FL	Ginny Brown-Waite	Mar 17, 2003
D-CA	Howard L. Berman	Mar 17, 2003
R-TX	Lamar Smith	Mar 17, 2003
D-HI	Ed Case	Mar 25, 2003
D-CA	Zoe Lofgren	Mar 25, 2003
R-IA	James A. Leach	Apr 2, 2003
R-CO	Marilyn N. Musgrave	Apr 2, 2003
R-CA	David Dreier	Apr 11, 2003
R-PA	Melissa A. Hart	Apr 11, 2003
R-PA	Curt Weldon	Sep 23, 2003

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

Chamber	Committee	What it did
House	Ways and Means Committee	Referred Jan 28, 2003

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

Jan 28, 2003Introduced in House
Jan 28, 2003Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Titles 1

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make the credit for increasing research activities permanent.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.

Text 1

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Jan 28, 2003Introduced in House

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