H.R. 2207 - Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2019

116TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION

H.R. 2207

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
to repeal the excise tax on medical devices.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

APRIL 10, 2019

Mr. KIND (for himself, Mr. ABRAHAM, Mr. ADERHOLT, Mr. AGUILAR, Mr. ALLEN, Mr. AMASH, Mr. AMODEI, Mr. ARMSTRONG, Mr. ARRINGTON, Mr. BABIN, Mr. BACON, Mr. BAIRD, Mr. BALDERSON, Mr. BANKS, Mr. BARR, Ms. BARRAGÁN, Mr. BERA, Mr. BERGMAN, Mr. BIGGS, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. BISHOP of Utah, Mr. BOST, Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Pennsylvania, Mr. BRINDISI, Mrs. BROOKS of Indiana, Mr. BROOKS of Alabama, Ms. BROWNLEY of California, Mr. BUCHANAN, Mr. BUCK, Mr. BUCSHON, Mr. BUDD, Mr. BURCHETT, Mr. BURGESS, Mrs. BUSTOS, Mr. BYRNE, Mr. CALVERT, Mr. CÁRDENAS, Mr. CARTER of Georgia, Mr. CHABOT, Ms. CHENEY, Mr. CLINE, Mr. CLOUD, Mr. COLE, Mr. COLLINS of New York, Mr. COLLINS of Georgia, Mr. COMER, Mr. CONAWAY, Mr. COOK, Mr. CORREA, Mr. COX of California, Mrs. CRAIG, Mr. CRAWFORD, Mr. CRENSHAW, Mr. CRIST, Mr. CURTIS, Mr. DAVIDSON of Ohio, Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois, Ms. DEAN, Ms. DELBENE, Mr. DESJARLAIS, Mr. DIAZ-BALART, Mr. DUFFY, Mr. DUNCAN, Mr. DUNN, Mr. EMMER, Mr. ESTES, Mr. FERGUSON, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. FLEISCHMANN, Mr. FLORES, Mr. FORTENBERRY, Ms. FOXX of North Carolina, Mr. GAETZ, Mr. GALLAGHER, Mr. GIANFORTE, Mr. GIBBS, Mr. GOHMERT, Mr. GONZALEZ of Ohio, Mr. GONZALEZ of Texas, Mr. GOODEN, Mr. GOSAR, Mr. GOTTHEIMER, Mr. GRAVES of Louisiana, Mr. GRAVES of Missouri, Mr. GREEN of Tennessee, Mr. GRIFFITH, Mr. GROTHMAN, Mr. GUEST, Mr. HAGEDORN, Mrs. HARTZLER, Mr. KEVIN HERN of Oklahoma, Ms. HERRERA BEUTLER, Mr. HICE of Georgia, Mr. HIGGINS of Louisiana, Mr. HILL of Arkansas, Mr. HOLDING, Mr. HOLLINGSWORTH, Ms. HOULAHAN, Mr. HUDSON, Mr. HUNTER, Mr. HURD of Texas, Mr. HUIZENGA, Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio, Mr. JOHNSON of Louisiana, Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota, Mr. JORDAN, Mr. JOYCE of Ohio, Mr. JOYCE of Pennsylvania, Mr. KATKO, MR. Kelly of Pennsylvania, Mr. KELLY of Mississippi, Mr. KHANNA, Mr. KILMER, Mr. KING of New York, Mr. KING of Iowa, Mr. KINZINGER, Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI, Ms. KUSTER of New Hampshire, Mr. KUSTOFF of Tennessee, Mr. LAHOOD, Mr. LAMALFA, Mr. LAMBORN, Mr. LATTA, Mrs. LEE of Nevada, Mrs. LESKO, Mr. TED LIEU of California, Mr. LONG, Mr. LOUDERMILK, Mr. LUETKEMEYER, Mr. LYNCH, Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New York, Mr. MARCHANT, Mr. MARSHALL, Mr. MASSIE, Mr. MAST, Mr. MCADAMS, Mrs. MCBATH, Mr. MCCAUL, Mr. MCCLINTOCK, Mr. MCHENRY, Mr. MCKINLEY, Mrs. RODGERS of Washington, Mr. MEADOWS, Mr. MEUSER, Mrs. MILLER, Mr. MITCHELL, Mr. MOONEY of West Virginia, Mr. MOULTON, Mr. MULLIN, Mr. NEWHOUSE, Mr. NORMAN, Mr. NUNES, Mr. O'HALLERAN, Mr. OLSON, Mr. PALAZZO, Mr. PALMER, Mr. PAPPAS, Mr. PENCE, Mr. PERRY, Mr. PETERS, Mr. PETERSON, Mr. PHILLIPS, Ms. PORTER, Mr. POSEY, Mr. RATCLIFFE, Mr. REED, Mr. RESCHENTHALER, MISS RICE of New York, Mr. RIGGLEMAN, Mrs. ROBY, Mr. DAVID P. ROE of Tennessee, Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky, Mr. ROGERS of Alabama, Mr. ROUDA, Mr. ROUZER, Mr. RUIZ, Mr. RUTHERFORD, Mr. SCALISE, Mr. SCHNEIDER, Ms. SCHRIER, Mr. SCHWEIKERT, Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. SENSENBRENNER, Ms. SEWELL of Alabama, Mr. SHIMKUS, Mr. SIMPSON, Mr. SMITH of Missouri, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, Mr. SMITH of Nebraska, Mr. SMUCKER, Ms. SPEIER, Mr. STAUBER, Ms. STEFANIK, Mr. STEIL, Mr. STEUBE, Mr. STEWART, Mr. STIVERS, Mr. SUOZZI, Mr. SWALWELL of California, Mr. TAYLOR, Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania, Mr. THORNBERRY, Mr. TIPTON, Mrs. TORRES of California, Mr. TURNER, Mr. UPTON, Mr. VAN DREW, Mr. VEASEY, Mrs. WAGNER, Mr. WALBERG, Mr. WALDEN, Mr. WALKER, Mrs. WALORSKI, Mr. WATKINS, Mr. WEBER of Texas, Mr. WEBSTER of Florida, Mr. WENSTRUP, Mr. WESTERMAN, Mr. WILLIAMS, Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, Mr. WITTMAN, Mr. WRIGHT, Mr. YOHO, Mr. YOUNG, Mr. ZELDIN, Mr. GUTHRIE, and Mr. MOOLENAAR) introduced the following 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 Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the "Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2019".

SEC. 2. REPEAL OF MEDICAL DEVICE EXCISE TAX.

(a) IN GENERAL. — Chapter 32 of the Internal Revenue 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 subchapters for chapter 32 of such Code is amended by striking the item relating to subchapter E.

(d) EFFECTIVE DATE. — The amendments made by this section shall apply to sales after December 31, 2019.