I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2297 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 2, 2017 Mr. Meehan (for himself, Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania , Mr. Neal , Mr. Larson of Connecticut , and Mr. Kind ) 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 provide an exception from the passive loss rules for investments in high technology research small business pass-thru entities.