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H.R. 1295 113th Congress House

Medical Device Tax Elimination Act

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on medical devices, and for other purposes.

Introduced: October 8, 2013 See on congress.gov
Taxation Accounting and auditingHealth technology, devices, suppliesIncome tax creditsIncome tax deductions
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Oil and gasSales and excise taxesTax administration and collection, taxpayersTaxation of foreign income
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It never became law before the 113th Congress (2013–2014) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Mar 20, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Mar 20, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 20, 2013

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medical Device Tax Elimination Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) repeal the excise tax on medical devices; (2) deny major integrated oil companies (companies which have an average daily worldwide annual production of crude oil of at least 500,000 barrels and annual gross receipts in excess of $1 billion) the tax deduction for income attributable to oil, natural gas, or primary products thereof; (3) prohibit the use of the last-in, first-out (LIFO) accounting method by major integrated oil companies; and (4) deny the foreign tax credit to major integrated oil companies that are dual taxpayers (companies that receive an economic benefit from a foreign country or a possession of the United States that does not impose a generally applicable income tax).

 Related & companion bills 4
  • HR 523 Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2013
  • HR 699 Stop the Sequester Job Loss Now Act
  • HR 2956 End Welfare for Big Oil Act of 2013
  • S 232 Medical Device Access and Innovation Protection Act
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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 2
D
Foster, Bill
Illinois · Oct 8, 2013
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Sep 30, 2013
WATT, MELVIN
· Apr 18, 2013
Tsongas, Niki
· Apr 9, 2013
Polis, Jared
· Mar 20, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1295: Medical Device Tax Elimination Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1295/
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"H.R. 1295: Medical Device Tax Elimination Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1295/.
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H.R. 1295, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1295/.
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