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S 17 112th Congress Senate Taxation Health technology, devices, supplies Sales and excise taxes

Medical Device Access and Innovation Protection Act

Introduced: January 25, 2011 See on congress.gov
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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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 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.

What's happening now January 25, 2011

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 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.
  • HR 5906 Related bill To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on medical devices.
  • 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 12
All 12 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
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Lee, Mike
Utah · Nov 28, 2011
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Hoeven, John
North Dakota · Jul 11, 2011
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Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Feb 17, 2011
 R
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
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Cornyn, John
Texas · Jan 25, 2011
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 17: Medical Device Access and Innovation Protection Act. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-17/
MLA
"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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