# 115-hr-4175: Invest in Innovative Small Businesses Act

115-hr-4175, Invest in Innovative Small Businesses Act, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Smith, Jason [R-MO-8] (R-MO); status Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-4175
- Congress: 115
- Title: Invest in Innovative Small Businesses Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- Introduced: 2017-10-31
- Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Jason [R-MO-8] (R-MO)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Invest in Innovative Small Businesses Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a new business-related tax credit equal to 25% of the equity investments made by a qualified investor  in a domestic corporation or partnership that: is a small business, has its headquarters in the United States, is engaged in a specified high technology trade or business, has been in existence for less than 5 years, employs fewer than 100 full-time employees, has more than 50% of its employees performing substantially all of their services in the United States, and has certain equity investments designated for the purposes of this bill that do not exceed specified amounts. The bill limits the allowable amount of such credit to the excess of the sum of regular tax liability, plus the tax under provisions regarding the alternative minimum tax, over the sum of specified tax credits allowed for the year. It also imposes an overall limitation on such credit of $500 million for each of calendar years 2018 through 2022.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10] (D-IL), 2017-10-31T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 115-hr-5499: Stephen Michael Gleason Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 115-hr-5141: United States-Israel Security Assistance Authorization Act of 2018
- 115-hr-5132: Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Economic Exclusion Act
- 115-hr-4494: Congressional Accountability and Hush Fund Elimination Act
- 115-hr-3596: Rightsizing Pension Premiums Act of 2017
- 115-hr-3312: Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act of 2017

## Sources
- [115-hr-4175 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/4175)

## Related
- [115-hr-5499: Stephen Michael Gleason Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5499)
- [115-hr-5141: United States-Israel Security Assistance Authorization Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5141)
- [115-hr-5132: Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Economic Exclusion Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5132)
- [115-hr-4494: Congressional Accountability and Hush Fund Elimination Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4494)
- [115-hr-3596: Rightsizing Pension Premiums Act of 2017](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-3596)
- [115-hr-3312: Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act of 2017](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-3312)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4175 (as of 2025-11-18).