S.99 - Ethical Stem Cell Research Tax Credit Act of 2009

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a Federal income tax credit for certain stem cell research expenditures. view all titles (2)

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  • Official: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a Federal income tax credit for certain stem cell research expenditures. as introduced.
  • Short: Ethical Stem Cell Research Tax Credit Act of 2009 as introduced.

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1/6/2009--Introduced.Ethical Stem Cell Research Tax Credit Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit for 30% of qualified stem cell research expenses paid or incurred in a taxable year. Defines "qualified stem cell research expenses" as expenses for car
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1/6/2009--Introduced.Ethical Stem Cell Research Tax Credit Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit for 30% of qualified stem cell research expenses paid or incurred in a taxable year. Defines "qualified stem cell research expenses" as expenses for carrying out basic and applied research to develop techniques for the isolation, derivation, production, testing, and human clinical use of stem cells that may result in improved understanding of or treatments for diseases and other adverse health conditions. Prohibits a tax credit for any research expenses that may involve:
(1) the creation of a human embryo for research purposes;
(2) the destruction of or discarding of, or risk of injury to, a human embryo; or
(3) the use of any stem cell for prohibited purposes.

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01/23/11
S.99: American Medical Isotopes Production Act of 2011 - U.S. ...

sort of organizing meeting probably in a week or two to discuss all committee assignments and all of that, but today's hearing is on Senate bill S. 99. ... Source: Federal News Service (subscription) ... OpenCongress is a free and open-source project o

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10/31/10
Rez. AG: K.-J. Hölkeskamp (Hrsg.): Eine politische Kultur (in) der ...

Das Exemplum der Gracchen im politischen Diskurs der späten Republik“, S. 99-114) untersucht die kommunikative Ebene des politischen Diskurses. Er weist nach, dass Bewertung und Kontext konkreter exempla von politischen Akteuren ...

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10/10/10
Penny Hill Press » Blog Archive » Stem Cell Research: Science ...

Other stem cell bills introduced in the 111th Congress include H.R. 877, H.R. 1654, H.R. 2107, S. 99, and three bills that reauthorize the Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Act of 2005 (S. 3751, H.R. 6081, and H.R. 6083). ...

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