What This Bill Does · Plain English
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Cameron's Law This bill increases the orphan drug tax credit to 50% (from 25%) of qualified clinical testing expenses paid or incurred in the development of drugs to treat certain rare diseases or conditions. As background, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act reduced the orphan drug tax credit (for tax years after 2017) to 25% of qualified clinical testing expenses (e.g., wages, supplies, and certain contract expenses) paid or incurred in the development of drugs to treat certain rare diseases or conditions. For 2017 and prior tax years, the orphan tax credit was 50% of such expenses paid or incurred.
Action Timeline
2025-02-18
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
2025-02-18
Introduced in House
2025-02-18
Introduced in House
Frequently Asked Questions
Did HR.1414 pass?
HR.1414 is still alive. Current stage: COMMITTEE. Pass likelihood: 29%.
What does HR.1414 do?
Cameron's Law This bill increases the orphan drug tax credit to 50% (from 25%) of qualified clinical testing expenses paid or incurred in the development of drugs to treat certain rare diseases or conditions. As background, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act reduced the orphan drug tax credit (for tax years after 2017) to 25% of qualified clinical testing expenses (e.g., wages, supplies, and certain contract expenses) paid or incurred in the development of drugs to treat certain rare diseases or conditions. For 2017 and prior tax years, the orphan tax credit was 50% of such expenses paid or incurred.
Who sponsored HR.1414?
HR.1414 was sponsored by Josh Gottheimer (D-New Jersey).
Full Bill Text
119 HR 1414 IH: Cameron’s Law U.S. House of Representatives 2025-02-18 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1414 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 18, 2025 Mr. Gottheimer (for himself, Mr. Bacon , Mr. Panetta , and Mr. Suozzi ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restore the amount of the orphan drug tax credit. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as Cameron’s Law . 2. Restoration of amount of orphan drug tax credit (a) In general Section 45C(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking 25 percent and inserting 50 percent . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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