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CA SJR32
Joint Resolution
AI Summary
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Declares California Legislature's support for federal tax policies designed to encourage corporate growth, keep companies in the United States, and reduce competitive disadvantages for U.S.-based companies, particularly in biomedical and life sciences industries
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Notes California's life sciences industry contributes $258 billion in economic activity, generates over 1 million jobs with $76 billion in salaries and wages, and employs over 267,000 people in 2,490 companies
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Identifies U.S. corporate income tax rate of up to 39 percent as the highest in the world compared to 25 percent average among other major industrialized countries, creating competitive disadvantages
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Urges the President and Congress to implement tax strategies including reducing the federal corporate tax rate, making the research and development tax credit permanent, and allowing repatriation of foreign-earned income
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Directs the Secretary of the Senate to transmit the resolution to the President, Vice President, House Speaker, Senate Majority Leader, and all California members of Congress
Legislative Description
Technology: biotechnology industry: corporate taxation.
Last Action
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.
8/22/2014