I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1840 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 30, 2017 Mr. Paulsen (for himself, Mr. Thompson of California , Mr. Gene Green of Texas , Mr. Walz , Mr. Rush , and Mr. Shimkus ) 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 allow a credit against tax for clinical testing expenses for qualified infectious disease drugs and rapid diagnostic tests.