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House bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a medical innovation tax credit for clinical testing research expenses attributable to academic medical centers and other qualified hospital research organizations.

H.R. 3815Introduced May 7, 1998Policy area: Taxation
Sponsor: Rep. Sam Johnson R-TX
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Where it went

Latest action: May 7, 1998 — Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

43 cosponsors — 15 Republicans, 28 Democrats

28 of 43 cosponsors (65%) are from the other party.

Xavier Becerra (D-CA), Ken Bentsen (D-TX), Kevin Brady (R-TX), Randy Cunningham (R-CA), Julian Dixon (D-CA), Cal Dooley (D-CA), Jennifer Dunn (R-WA), Phil English (R-PA), John Ensign (R-NV), Anna Eshoo (D-CA), Bob Filner (D-CA), Martin Frost (D-TX), George Gekas (R-PA), Porter Goss (R-FL), Gene Green (D-TX), John Hostettler (R-IN), Amo Houghton (R-NY), Kenny Hulshof (R-MO), Bob Inglis (R-SC), Joseph Kennedy (D-MA), Ron Kind (D-WI), Gerald Kleczka (D-WI), Scott Klug (R-WI), Sander Levin (D-MI), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), William Luther (D-MN), James Maloney (D-CT), Jim McDermott (D-WA), Michael McNulty (D-NY), Ron Paul (R-TX) and 13 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Sam Johnson.

Sponsor’s state and district

Texas in Congress · TX-3 district

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Data as of Sep 29, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.