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H.R. 160: Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2015

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H.R. 160: Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2015

114th Congress · introduced 2015-01-06 · Taxation · Latest: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 125.

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Follow this bill, step by step

  1. Where it came from: introduced 2015-01-06 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Paulsen, Erik [R-MN-3] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 375 (2015): On Passage, HR160 (2015-06-18), Passed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 125. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2015

Plain summary

Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal the excise tax on medical device manufacturers and importers. This repeal applies to sales in calendar quarters beginning after the enactment of this Act. (Sec. 3) Prohibits the budgetary effects of this Act from being entered on either PAYGO scorecard under the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010.

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Official text

Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2015

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Paulsen, Erik [R-MN-3] · 282 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 160, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2015 (2015-06-04)

Cosponsors on this site

Marlin A. Stutzman (R-IN), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Randy K. Weber, Sr. (R-TX), David Schweikert (R-AZ), Steve Womack (R-AR), Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Juan Vargas (D-CA), Christopher H. Smith (R-NJ), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL), Andy Barr (R-KY), Ann Wagner (R-MO), Katherine M. Clark (D-MA), Robert B. Aderholt (R-AL), Gus M. Bilirakis (R-FL), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Tom Cole (R-OK), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Eric A. "Rick" Crawford (R-AR) and 222 more.

Recorded votes

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong114-hr160 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114