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HR 1310 112th Congress House Taxation Emergency medical services and trauma care Health technology, devices, supplies Sales and excise taxes

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt certain emergency medical devices from the excise tax on medical devices, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 1, 2011 Introduced by: Turner, Michael R. Republican · Ohio See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Apr 1, 2011
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exempt a qualified emergency medical device from the excise tax on medical devices. Defines "qualified emergency medical device" as a medical device furnished by first responders or ambulance services in providing out-of-hospital or pre-hospital care, or transport to a medical care facility, for individuals with illnesses, injuries, or other medical emergencies or in need of medical transport, extrication, or evacuation.

What's happening now April 1, 2011

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Republican 1
McCotter, Thaddeus
· Apr 15, 2011
TIBERI, PATRICK
· Apr 15, 2011
BURTON, DAN
· Apr 1, 2011
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Apr 1, 2011
DUNCAN, JOHN
· Apr 1, 2011
LATOURETTE, STEVEN
· Apr 1, 2011
Ross, Dennis
· Apr 1, 2011
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1310: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt certain emergency medical devices from the excise tax on medical devices, and for other purposes.. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1310/
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"H.R. 1310: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt certain emergency medical devices from the excise tax on medical devices, and for other purposes.." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1310/.
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H.R. 1310, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1310/.
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