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HR 4617 115th Congress House

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a temporary moratorium on the medical device excise tax.

Introduced: December 12, 2017 See on congress.gov
Taxation Health technology, devices, suppliesSales and excise taxes
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Dec 12, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Latest action December 12, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through 2022 the moratorium on the excise tax on the sale of certain medical devices. (Under current law, the moratorium applies to sales during the period beginning on January 1, 2016, and ending on December 31, 2017.)

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HJRES 125 Related bill Making an extension of continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2018, and for other purposes.
  • HR 195 Related bill Federal Register Printing Savings Act of 2017
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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Republican 2
Bishop, Rob
· Dec 20, 2017
 R
Banks, Jim
Indiana · Dec 13, 2017
Messer, Luke
· Dec 13, 2017
 R
Kustoff, David
Tennessee · Dec 12, 2017
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4617: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a temporary moratorium on the medical device excise tax.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4617/
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"H.R. 4617: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a temporary moratorium on the medical device excise tax.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4617/.
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H.R. 4617, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4617/.
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[H.R. 4617: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a temporary moratorium on the medical device excise tax.](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4617/)
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