Igniting American Research Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the tax credit for increasing research expenditures, to: (1) extend such credit through 2014; (2) increase the rate of the alternative simplified research tax credit to 20% and make such credit permanent; (3) allow a 20% research tax credit for payments to a tax-exempt biotechnology research consortium for biotechnology research; and (4) modify the requirements relating to the eligibility of an energy research consortium for the tax credit to require at least 3 unrelated persons (currently, 5 unrelated persons) to make payments to such a consortium for energy research.
| Action Date | Type | Text | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-12-12 | IntroReferral | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House floor actions |
| 2013-12-12 | IntroReferral | Introduced in House | Library of Congress |