I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 160 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax 
on medical devices. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 6, 2015 
Mr. PAULSEN (for himself, Mr. KIND, Mr. STUTZMAN, Mr. COSTELLO of 
Pennsylvania, Mr. BRADY of Texas, Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. YOUNG of In-
diana, Ms. JENKINS of Kansas, Mr. LANCE, Mr. SENSENBRENNER, Mr. 
ROE of Tennessee, Mr. WEBER of Texas, Mr. SCHWEIKERT, Mr. 
WOMACK, Mr. CHAFFETZ, Mr. DESJARLAIS, Mr. GUTHRIE, Mr. 
FARENTHOLD, Mr. CHABOT, Mr. VARGAS, Mr. BUCSHON, Mrs. NOEM, 
Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, Mr. SHIMKUS, Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania, 
Mr. BURGESS, Mr. DIAZ-BALART, Mr. HARPER, Mrs. WALORSKI, Mr. 
BARR, Mr. TIBERI, Mrs. WAGNER, Mr. HECK of Nevada, Ms. CLARK of 
Massachusetts, Mr. COLLINS of New York, Mr. DENT, Mrs. BROOKS of 
Indiana, Mr. ADERHOLT, Mr. BARLETTA, Mr. BARTON, Mr. BENISHEK, 
Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mrs. BLACK, Mr. BOUSTANY, Mr. BROOKS of Alabama, 
Mr. BUCHANAN, Mr. CALVERT, Mr. COFFMAN, Mr. COLE, Mr. CONAWAY, 
Mr. COOK, Mr. CRAMER, Mr. CRAWFORD, Mr. CRENSHAW, Mr. CULBER-
SON, Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. DENHAM, Mr. DESANTIS, Mr. 
DUFFY, Mr. DUNCAN of South Carolina, Mr. DUNCAN of Tennessee, Mr. 
ELLISON, Mr. FINCHER, Mr. RICE of South Carolina, Mr. PALAZZO, Ms. 
DELBENE, Mrs. MCMORRIS RODGERS, Mr. ROKITA, Mrs. BUSTOS, Mr. 
GRAVES of Georgia, Mr. GUINTA, Mr. MCCAUL, Mr. ROHRABACHER, 
Mrs. MILLER of Michigan, Mr. HUELSKAMP, Mr. JOYCE, Mr. AMODEI, 
Mr. COLLINS of Georgia, Mrs. ELLMERS, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. FLO-
RES, Ms. FOXX, Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN, Mr. GIBSON, Mr. GOODLATTE, 
Mr. GOSAR, Mr. GRAVES of Missouri, Mr. HOLDING, Mr. HUDSON, Mr. 
HUIZENGA of Michigan, Mr. HULTGREN, Mr. HURT of Virginia, Mr. 
ISSA, Mr. JOLLY, Mr. JONES, Mr. JORDAN, Mr. KING of New York, Mr. 
KING of Iowa, Mr. LAMBORN, Mr. LONG, Mr. MASSIE, Mr. MCHENRY, 
Mr. MEEHAN, Mr. MESSER, Mr. MULLIN, Mr. OLSON, Mr. PERRY, Mr. 
REED, Mr. REICHERT, Mr. RIBBLE, Mr. ROTHFUS, Mr. PETERSON, Mr. 
WEBSTER
of Florida, Mr. GIBBS, Mr. BYRNE, Mr. BRAT, Mr. 
BRIDENSTINE, Mr. CLAWSON
of Florida, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. 
FLEISCHMANN, Mr. FLEMING, Mr. FORTENBERRY, Mr. FRANKS of Ari-
zona, Mr. GARRETT, Ms. GRANGER, Mr. HANNA, Mr. HARRIS, Mrs. 
HARTZLER, Mr. HENSARLING, Ms. HERRERA BEUTLER, Mr. HUNTER, 
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Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. KINZINGER of Illinois, Mr. KLINE, Mr. 
LABRADOR, Mr. LAMALFA, Mr. LATTA, Mr. LUCAS, Mr. LUETKEMEYER, 
Mrs. LUMMIS, Mr. MARCHANT, Mr. MARINO, Mr. MCCLINTOCK, Mr. 
MCKINLEY, Mr. MEADOWS, Mr. NEUGEBAUER, Mr. NUNES, Mr. 
PEARCE, Mr. PITTS, Mr. POE of Texas, Mr. POMPEO, Mr. POSEY, Mr. 
RENACCI, Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky, Mr. ROONEY of Florida, Mr. ROS-
KAM, Mr. ROSS, Mr. ROYCE, Mr. SALMON, Mr. SCALISE, Mr. SCHOCK, 
Ms. SINEMA, Mr. SMITH of Missouri, Mr. STEWART, Mr. STIVERS, Mr. 
THOMPSON of Pennsylvania, Mr. THORNBERRY, Mr. TIPTON, Mr. TUR-
NER, Mr. UPTON, Mr. VALADAO, Mr. WALBERG, Mr. WALDEN, Mr. 
WENSTRUP, Mr. WESTMORELAND, Mr. WILLIAMS, Mr. WILSON of South 
Carolina, Mr. WITTMAN, Mr. WOODALL, Mr. YODER, Mr. PITTENGER, 
Mr. FORBES, Mr. GRIFFITH, Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. 
MURPHY of Pennsylvania, Mr. RIGELL, Mrs. ROBY, Mr. ROGERS of Ala-
bama, Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, Mr. SANFORD, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. SHUSTER, 
Mr. SIMPSON, Mr. SMITH of Texas, Mr. WALZ, Mr. GOWDY, Mr. PRICE 
of Georgia, Mr. NUGENT, Mr. SMITH of Nebraska, Mr. YOHO, Mr. 
LOEBSACK, Mr. LOBIONDO, Mr. MICA, Mr. MILLER of Florida, Mr. 
AMASH, Mr. MULVANEY, Mr. LYNCH, Mr. KILMER, Mr. EMMER, Mr. 
KATKO, Mr. MURPHY of Florida, Mr. RATCLIFFE, Mr. WESTERMAN, Mr. 
DOLD, Mrs. MIMI WALTERS of California, Ms. BROWNLEY of California, 
Mr. KNIGHT, Ms. STEFANIK, Mrs. COMSTOCK, Mr. MACARTHUR, Mr. 
BOST, Mr. PETERS, Mr. BISHOP of Utah, Mr. HURD of Texas, Mr. 
ROUZER, Mr. MOONEY of West Virginia, Mr. CARTER of Georgia, Mr. 
ZELDIN, Mr. HILL, Mr. CURBELO of Florida, Mr. ASHFORD, Mr. BABIN, 
Mr. WHITFIELD, Mr. HICE of Georgia, Mr. ALLEN, Mr. BERA, Ms. GRA-
HAM, Mr. MOOLENAAR, Mrs. LOVE, Mr. BUCK, Mr. POLIQUIN, Mr. 
TROTT, Mr. BLUM, Ms. SEWELL of Alabama, Mr. KEATING, Mr. YOUNG 
of Iowa, Mrs. DAVIS of California, and Ms. KUSTER) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal 
the excise tax on medical devices. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Protect Medical Inno-
vation Act of 2015’’. 
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SEC. 2. REPEAL OF MEDICAL DEVICE EXCISE TAX. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 32 of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 is amended by striking subchapter E. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) Subsection (a) of section 4221 of such Code 
is amended by striking the last sentence. 
(2) Paragraph (2) of section 6416(b) of such 
Code is amended by striking the last sentence. 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sub-
chapters for chapter 32 of such Code is amended by strik-
ing the item relating to subchapter E. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to sales after December 31, 2012. 
Æ 
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