H.R. 160 · 114th Congress
Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2015
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282 cosponsors · 41 D, 241 R
248 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
- House Introduced Jan 6, 2015
- House Passed Jun 18, 2015 280–140
This repeal applies to sales in calendar quarters beginning after the enactment of this Act.
What it does: CRS summary · Passed House amended · Jun 18, 2015
Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2015
(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal the excise tax on medical device manufacturers and importers.
This repeal applies to sales in calendar quarters beginning after the enactment of this Act.
(Sec. 3) Prohibits the budgetary effects of this Act from being entered on either PAYGO scorecard under the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
Votes to become law
About this bill and sources
Official title: Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2015
Latest action (Jun 23, 2015): Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 125.
Policy area: Taxation · Origin: House · Introduced: Jan 6, 2015
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- House Introduced Jan 6, 2015
- House Passed Jun 18, 2015 280–140
Final vote · House · Jun 18, 2015
Passage — Passed. Vote details
Speaker of the House: John A. Boehner