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Union Calendar No. 105 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 160 
[Report No. 114–147] 
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. 
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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, 
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 
JUNE 11, 2015 
Additional sponsors: Mr. NEWHOUSE, Mr. GROTHMAN, Mr. WALKER, Mr. 
HIGGINS, Mr. TONKO, Ms. SPEIER, Mrs. KIRKPATRICK, Mr. NOLAN, Mr. 
ZINKE, Mr. BISHOP of Michigan, Mr. NUNNELEE, Mr. CARTER of Texas, 
Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, Mr. LOUDERMILK, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. CA´RDENAS, 
Mr. RUSSELL, Mr. JENKINS of West Virginia, Mr. HARDY, Mr. PALMER, 
Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia, Ms. MCSALLY, Mr. AGUILAR, Mr. ABRA-
HAM, Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New York, Mr. DAVID SCOTT of 
Georgia, Mr. RUIZ, Mr. MOULTON, Mr. GRAVES of Louisiana, Mrs. 
TORRES, Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Pennsylvania, Mr. SWALWELL of 
California, Mr. CAPUANO, and Mr. NORCROSS 
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