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S. 17 112th Congress Senate

Medical Device Access and Innovation Protection Act

Official title: A bill to repeal the job-killing tax on medical devices to ensure continued access to life-saving medical devices for patients and maintain the standing of Uni… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to repeal the job-killing tax on medical devices to ensure continued access to life-saving medical devices for patients and maintain the standing of United States as the world leader in medical device innovation.

Introduced: January 25, 2011 See on congress.gov
Taxation Health technology, devices, suppliesSales and excise taxes
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Jan 25, 2011
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jan 25, 2011
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action January 25, 2011

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medical Device Access and Innovation Protection Act - Repeals the Internal Revenue Code provision, added by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act, that imposes an excise tax on medical devices.

 Related & companion bills 5
  • HR 436 Health Care Cost Reduction Act of 2012
  • HR 488 Save Our Medical Devices Act of 2011
  • HR 734 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the medical device tax, and for other purposes.
  • HR 5906 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on medical devices.
  • S 262 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 15
All 15 Republican 12
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · Jul 17, 2012
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Thune, John
South Dakota · Jul 17, 2012
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Murkowski, Lisa
Alaska · Jul 16, 2012
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · May 8, 2012
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Crapo, Mike
Idaho · May 8, 2012
Isakson, Johnny
· Apr 16, 2012
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Lee, Mike
Utah · Nov 28, 2011
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Hoeven, John
North Dakota · Jul 11, 2011
Toomey, Patrick
· Feb 17, 2011
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Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Feb 17, 2011
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Barrasso, John
Wyoming · Feb 14, 2011
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Risch, James E.
Idaho · Feb 14, 2011
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Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Feb 10, 2011
Burr, Richard
· Jan 25, 2011
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Cornyn, John
Texas · Jan 25, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 17: Medical Device Access and Innovation Protection Act. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-17/
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"S. 17: Medical Device Access and Innovation Protection Act." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-17/.
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S. 17, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-17/.
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