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HR 5906 112th Congress House Taxation Accounting and auditing Health technology, devices, supplies Income tax deductions Oil and gas Sales and excise taxes

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on medical devices.

Introduced: July 31, 2012 See on congress.gov
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Jun 7, 2012
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jun 7, 2012
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) repeal the excise tax on medical devices; (2) exclude from the gross receipts of major integrated oil companies (defined as companies with an average daily worldwide production of crude oil of at least 500,000 barrels and gross receipts in excess of $1 billion), for purposes of the tax deduction for income attributable to domestic production activities, receipts from the production, transportation, or distribution of oil, natural gas, or any primary product thereof; and (3) prohibit the use of the last-in, first-out (LIFO) accounting method by major integrated oil companies.

What's happening now June 7, 2012

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Related & companion bills 5
  • HR 436 Related bill Health Care Cost Reduction Act of 2012
  • HR 488 Related bill Save Our Medical Devices Act of 2011
  • HR 734 Related bill To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the medical device tax, and for other purposes.
  • S 17 Related bill Medical Device Access and Innovation Protection Act
  • S 262 Related bill A bill to repeal the excise tax on medical device manufacturers.
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 2
Tsongas, Niki
· Jul 31, 2012
CAPUANO, MICHAEL
· Jun 7, 2012
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Jun 7, 2012
ROSS, MIKE
· Jun 7, 2012
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Jun 7, 2012
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5906: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on medical devices.. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-5906/
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"H.R. 5906: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on medical devices.." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-5906/.
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H.R. 5906, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-5906/.
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