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S. 262 112th Congress Senate

A bill to repeal the excise tax on medical device manufacturers.

Introduced: February 3, 2011 See on congress.gov
Taxation Health technology, devices, suppliesSales and excise taxes
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Feb 3, 2011
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S545-546)
Feb 3, 2011
Introduced in Senate
Feb 3, 2011
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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 Latest action February 3, 2011

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Repeals the provision of the Internal Revenue Code, added by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, that imposes an excise tax on medical devices.

Rescinds $39 billion of appropriated but unobligated discretionary funds. Exempts unobligated funds of the Department of Defense (DOD) or the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to determine and identify from which appropriation accounts such recissions shall apply and report to the Secretary of the Treasury and Congress on such recissions.

 Related & companion bills 6
  • 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 17 Medical Device Access and Innovation Protection Act
  • S 1885 Responsible Unemployment Extension Act
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 262: A bill to repeal the excise tax on medical device manufacturers.. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-262/
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