# 119-hr-4573: Innovate to Save Lives Act

119-hr-4573, Innovate to Save Lives Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-4573
- Congress: 119
- Title: Innovate to Save Lives Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-07-21
- Sponsor: Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**A 10 percent tax credit for small businesses to support drug-threat mitigation research.** This bill would create a new nonrefundable credit equal to 10 percent of qualified drug threat mitigation research expenses for eligible small businesses and ties the rules to the existing research credit framework. - Small businesses: Offers a new credit equal to 10 percent of qualified drug threat mitigation research expenses for the taxable year. This targets firms that meet the small-business definition in the research credit rules. - Researchers and public health projects: Defines "qualified drug threat mitigation research" to include work to mitigate or treat effects of fentanyl, fentanyl-related substances, methamphetamine, and other emerging drugs. Clinical research is allowed only if it follows National Institutes of Health policies and guidelines. - Oversight and reporting: Requires a Government Accountability Office report 5 years after enactment on the amount of credits claimed and the types of research supported, with protections for data anonymity and no interference with studies.

## Cosponsors (5)

- Rep. Ciscomani, Juan [R-AZ-6] (R-AZ), 2025-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] (D-PA), 2025-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE), 2025-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dexter, Maxine [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2025-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY), 2025-07-21T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Small business credit for drug research: benefit, high. If enacted, eligible small businesses could claim a new nonrefundable tax credit. The credit would equal 10% of qualifying research costs to prevent, treat, or reduce harms from specified drugs. Covered drugs would include fentanyl, fentanyl-related substances, methamphetamine, and drugs named an "…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1004: Love Lives On Act of 2025
- 119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act
- 119-hr-4583: Living Donor Protection Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1269: Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act of 2025
- 119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-4573 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4573)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-1004: Love Lives On Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1004)
- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
- [119-hr-4583: Living Donor Protection Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4583)
- [119-hr-1269: Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1269)
- [119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9237)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4573 (as of 2026-04-21).