SENATE BILL: Antibiotics Research Act (Law'd)

[🐒Gods of Prosperity🔱🐲💸]

Nay

[Fmr. Pres. Duke]

Okay, we are screwing this up here. The NSF is not in the field of medical research. Further, the annual budget for the proper agency, the National Institutes of Health, operates on a $26 billion budget. I am proposing this amendment, and I think we may want to consider increasing the funding in this bill.

Further, I don't see a need to give a government agency a tax credit. I am not even sure how their tax structure works since it's a government agency.

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[tmthforu94]

Offering the President's amendment:

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[Fmr. Pres. Duke]

In fact, I would assume most of the income they receive is tax exempt. It is entirely funded by the government, which we are doing here and is done using taxpayers money. That is my reasoning for striking section 3.

[President Tyrion]

I thought clause 3 was meant to incentivize private research, although I grant it was not written like that.

[bore]

Nay

[Fmr. Pres. Duke]

I thought clause 3 was meant to incentivize private research, although I grant it was not written like that.

If that's what it's for, we need to make it more clear. I thought this bill's intention was merely to fund the NIH an additional $5 billion, but the sponsor can clarify for me if they wish.

[PPT Spiral]

Duke's amendment is friendly

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

Vote on Amendment 59:13 by TNF:

Aye (1): TNF
Nay (9): bore, Goldwater, Mr. X, NC Yankee, shua, Spiral, Talleyrand, Tmthforu94 and TyriontheImperialist
Abstain (0):

Didn't Vote (0):

The amendment has been rejected.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

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Status: Senators have 24 hours to object.

[Fmr. Pres. Duke]

I will add that we could add a section for private research firms, but they will make loads of money anyway if they produce an FDA approved drug and that drives them to succeed. I don't believe a tax break is really necessary, especially if we are able to pass my tax reform bill.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

The amendment has been adopted.

[PPT Spiral]

I think we can take this to a final vote now.

[TNF]

I think we can take this to a final vote now.

Sounds good to me.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

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A final vote is now open on the underlying legislation, Senators please vote Aye, Nay or Abstain.

[PPT Spiral]

Aye

[Goldwater]

AYE

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

AYE

[Chancellor Tanterterg]

Aye

[TNF]

Aye

[🐒Gods of Prosperity🔱🐲💸]

Aye

[tmthforu94]

Aye

[President Tyrion]

Aye

[bore]

Aye

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

Vote on Final Passage of the Antibiotics Research Act:

Aye (9): bore, Goldwater, Mr. X, NC Yankee, shua, Spiral, Tmthforu94, TNF and TyriontheImperialist
Nay (0):
Abstain (0):

Didn't Vote (1): Talleyrand

The legislation has passed the Senate and is presented to the President for executive action.