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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Feb 14, 2011
21st Century Investment Act of 2011- Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) make permanent the tax credit for increasing research expenses, (2) increase such credit for amounts paid or incurred for research substantially all of which occurs in the United States, and (3) increase through December 31, 2020, the domestic production activities tax deduction for income attributable to the manufacture or production of property with respect to which substantially all of the research and development occurred in the United States.
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Rep. Edwards, Donna F. [D-MD-4] · D–MD
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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