HR 2207 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2019

Introduced Apr 10, 2019 Originated House Sponsor Ron Kind D-WI

Latest action · Apr 10, 2019 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

IntroducedApr 10, 2019
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2019

This bill repeals the excise tax on the sale of a medical device by the manufacturer, producer, or importer.

Cosponsors 258

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 10, 2019 to Aug 21, 2020; 226 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
R-GA	A. Drew Ferguson IV	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-IL	Adam Kinzinger	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-NE	Adrian Smith	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-WV	Alexander X. Mooney	Original	Apr 10, 2019
D-CA	Ami Bera	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-KY	Andy Barr	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-AZ	Andy Biggs	Original	Apr 10, 2019
D-MN	Angie Craig	Original	Apr 10, 2019
D-NH	Ann M. Kuster	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-MO	Ann Wagner	Original	Apr 10, 2019
D-NY	Anthony Brindisi	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-OH	Anthony Gonzalez	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-GA	Austin Scott	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-GA	Barry Loudermilk	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-VA	Ben Cline	Original	Apr 10, 2019
D-UT	Ben McAdams	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-TX	Bill Flores	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-MI	Bill Huizenga	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-OH	Bill Johnson	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-FL	Bill Posey	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-MO	Billy Long	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-MO	Blaine Luetkemeyer	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-OH	Bob Gibbs	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-OH	Brad R. Wenstrup	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-AL	Bradley Byrne	Original	Apr 10, 2019
D-IL	Bradley Scott Schneider	Original	Apr 10, 2019
D-PA	Brendan F. Boyle	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-KY	Brett Guthrie	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-TX	Brian Babin	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-FL	Brian J. Mast	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-PA	Brian K. Fitzpatrick	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-AR	Bruce Westerman	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-WI	Bryan Steil	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-WV	Carol D. Miller	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-WA	Cathy McMorris Rodgers	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-TN	Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann	Original	Apr 10, 2019
D-FL	Charlie Crist	Original	Apr 10, 2019
D-IL	Cheri Bustos	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-NY	Chris Collins	Original	Apr 10, 2019
D-NH	Chris Pappas	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-UT	Chris Stewart	Original	Apr 10, 2019
D-PA	Chrissy Houlahan	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-NJ	Christopher H. Smith	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-LA	Clay Higgins	Original	Apr 10, 2019
D-MN	Collin C. Peterson	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-TX	Dan Crenshaw	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-WA	Dan Newhouse	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-PA	Daniel Meuser	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-FL	Daniel Webster	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-IL	Darin LaHood	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-WV	David B. McKinley	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-TN	David Kustoff	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-OH	David P. Joyce	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-TN	David P. Roe	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-NC	David Rouzer	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-AZ	David Schweikert	Original	Apr 10, 2019
D-MN	Dean Phillips	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-AZ	Debbie Lesko	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-VA	Denver Riggleman	Original	Apr 10, 2019
D-WA	Derek Kilmer	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-CA	Devin Nunes	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-NE	Don Bacon	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-AK	Don Young	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-GA	Doug Collins	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-CA	Doug LaMalfa	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-CO	Doug Lamborn	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-CA	Duncan Hunter	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-SD	Dusty Johnson	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-GA	Earl L. "Buddy" Carter	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-NY	Elise M. Stefanik	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-AR	Eric A. "Rick" Crawford	Original	Apr 10, 2019
D-CA	Eric Swalwell	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-WI	F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr.	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-MI	Fred Upton	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-LA	Garret Graves	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-AL	Gary J. Palmer	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-NC	George Holding	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-WI	Glenn Grothman	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-PA	Glenn Thompson	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-MT	Greg Gianforte	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-IN	Greg Pence	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-OR	Greg Walden	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-FL	Gus M. Bilirakis	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-PA	Guy Reschenthaler	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-VA	H. Morgan Griffith	Original	Apr 10, 2019
D-CA	Harley Rouda	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-KY	Harold Rogers	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-AR	J. French Hill	Original	Apr 10, 2019
D-CA	J. Luis Correa	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-MI	Jack Bergman	Original	Apr 10, 2019
D-CA	Jackie Speier	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-IN	Jackie Walorski	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-WA	Jaime Herrera Beutler	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-KY	James Comer	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-IN	James R. Baird	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-MO	Jason Smith	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-SC	Jeff Duncan	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-NE	Jeff Fortenberry	Original	Apr 10, 2019
D-NJ	Jefferson Van Drew	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-IN	Jim Banks	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-MN	Jim Hagedorn	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-OH	Jim Jordan	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-TX	Jodey C. Arrington	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-GA	Jody B. Hice	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-SC	Joe Wilson	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-FL	John H. Rutherford	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-PA	John Joyce	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-NY	John Katko	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-UT	John R. Curtis	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-MI	John R. Moolenaar	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-TX	John Ratcliffe	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-IL	John Shimkus	Original	Apr 10, 2019
D-NJ	Josh Gottheimer	Original	Apr 10, 2019
D-CA	Julia Brownley	Original	Apr 10, 2019
I-MI	Justin Amash	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-TX	K. Michael Conaway	Original	Apr 10, 2019
D-NY	Kathleen M. Rice	Original	Apr 10, 2019
D-CA	Katie Porter	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-ND	Kelly Armstrong	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-CO	Ken Buck	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-CA	Ken Calvert	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-TX	Kenny Marchant	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-OK	Kevin Hern	Original	Apr 10, 2019
D-WA	Kim Schrier	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-TX	Lance Gooden	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-IN	Larry Bucshon	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-NY	Lee M. Zeldin	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-WY	Liz Cheney	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-PA	Lloyd Smucker	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-TX	Louie Gohmert	Original	Apr 10, 2019
D-GA	Lucy McBath	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-TX	Mac Thornberry	Original	Apr 10, 2019
D-PA	Madeleine Dean	Original	Apr 10, 2019
D-TX	Marc A. Veasey	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-FL	Mario Diaz-Balart	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-NV	Mark E. Amodei	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-TN	Mark E. Green	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-NC	Mark Meadows	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-NC	Mark Walker	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-OK	Markwayne Mullin	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-AL	Martha Roby	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-FL	Matt Gaetz	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-TX	Michael C. Burgess	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-TX	Michael Cloud	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-MS	Michael Guest	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-ID	Michael K. Simpson	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-OH	Michael R. Turner	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-TX	Michael T. McCaul	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-IL	Mike Bost	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-WI	Mike Gallagher	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-LA	Mike Johnson	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-PA	Mike Kelly	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-AL	Mike Rogers	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-AL	Mo Brooks	Original	Apr 10, 2019
D-CA	Nanette Diaz Barragán	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-FL	Neal P. Dunn	Original	Apr 10, 2019
D-CA	Norma J. Torres	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-NC	Patrick T. McHenry	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-AZ	Paul A. Gosar	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-CA	Paul Cook	Original	Apr 10, 2019
I-MI	Paul Mitchell	Original	Apr 10, 2019
D-CA	Pete Aguilar	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-TX	Pete Olson	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-MN	Pete Stauber	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-NY	Peter T. King	Original	Apr 10, 2019
D-IL	Raja Krishnamoorthi	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-LA	Ralph Lee Abraham	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-SC	Ralph Norman	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-TX	Randy K. Weber, Sr.	Original	Apr 10, 2019
D-CA	Raul Ruiz	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-NC	Richard Hudson	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-GA	Rick W. Allen	Original	Apr 10, 2019
D-CA	Ro Khanna	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-UT	Rob Bishop	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-AL	Robert B. Aderholt	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-OH	Robert E. Latta	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-VA	Robert J. Wittman	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-IL	Rodney Davis	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-KS	Roger Marshall	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-TX	Roger Williams	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-KS	Ron Estes	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-TX	Ron Wright	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-MO	Sam Graves	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-TN	Scott DesJarlais	Original	Apr 10, 2019
D-CA	Scott H. Peters	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-PA	Scott Perry	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-CO	Scott R. Tipton	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-WI	Sean P. Duffy	Original	Apr 10, 2019
D-NY	Sean Patrick Maloney	Original	Apr 10, 2019
D-MA	Seth Moulton	Original	Apr 10, 2019
D-MA	Stephen F. Lynch	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-OH	Steve Chabot	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-IA	Steve King	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-LA	Steve Scalise	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-OH	Steve Stivers	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-KS	Steve Watkins	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-MS	Steven M. Palazzo	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-IN	Susan W. Brooks	Original	Apr 10, 2019
D-NV	Susie Lee	Original	Apr 10, 2019
D-WA	Suzan K. DelBene	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-NC	Ted Budd	Original	Apr 10, 2019
D-CA	Ted Lieu	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-FL	Ted S. Yoho	Original	Apr 10, 2019
D-AL	Terri A. Sewell	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-KY	Thomas Massie	Original	Apr 10, 2019
D-NY	Thomas R. Suozzi	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-TN	Tim Burchett	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-MI	Tim Walberg	Original	Apr 10, 2019
D-CA	Tj Cox	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-OK	Tom Cole	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-MN	Tom Emmer	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-CA	Tom McClintock	Original	Apr 10, 2019
D-AZ	Tom O'Halleran	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-NY	Tom Reed	Original	Apr 10, 2019
D-CA	Tony Cárdenas	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-MS	Trent Kelly	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-IN	Trey Hollingsworth	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-OH	Troy Balderson	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-TX	Van Taylor	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-FL	Vern Buchanan	Original	Apr 10, 2019
D-TX	Vicente Gonzalez	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-MO	Vicky Hartzler	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-NC	Virginia Foxx	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-FL	W. Gregory Steube	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-OH	Warren Davidson	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-TX	Will Hurd	Original	Apr 10, 2019
R-FL	Michael Waltz		Apr 12, 2019
R-OK	Frank D. Lucas		Apr 30, 2019
R-FL	Ross Spano		May 2, 2019
D-AZ	Ann Kirkpatrick		May 7, 2019
D-CA	Salud O. Carbajal		May 9, 2019
D-NJ	Albio Sires		May 16, 2019
R-GA	Tom Graves		May 16, 2019
D-MA	Lori Trahan		May 21, 2019
D-CA	Susan A. Davis		May 22, 2019
R-MD	Andy Harris		May 30, 2019
D-AZ	Greg Stanton		May 30, 2019
R-AR	Steve Womack		Jun 5, 2019
R-GA	Rob Woodall		Jun 13, 2019
D-MD	David J. Trone		Jul 25, 2019
D-IA	Cynthia Axne		Jul 30, 2019
D-TX	Henry Cuellar		Jul 30, 2019
D-CA	Josh Harder		Jul 30, 2019
D-OK	Kendra S. Horn		Jul 30, 2019
D-TX	Lizzie Fletcher		Sep 6, 2019
D-CA	Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr.		Sep 17, 2019
D-MA	William R. Keating		Sep 24, 2019
R-PA	Fred Keller		Oct 4, 2019
D-NJ	Tom Malinowski		Oct 4, 2019
D-VA	Abigail Davis Spanberger		Oct 23, 2019
D-PA	Mary Gay Scanlon		Oct 23, 2019
D-GA	David Scott		Nov 8, 2019
R-NC	Gregory F. Murphy		Nov 12, 2019
D-SC	Joe Cunningham		Nov 19, 2019
D-CA	Mike Levin		Nov 26, 2019
R-NC	Dan Bishop		Dec 3, 2019
D-VA	Elaine G. Luria		Feb 28, 2020
D-FL	Stephanie N. Murphy		Aug 21, 2020

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

Chamber	Committee	What it did
House	Ways and Means Committee	Referred Apr 10, 2019

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

Apr 10, 2019Introduced in House
Apr 10, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

In the Congressional Record 3

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

Where	In the Record	Members	Date
House	Debate and remarks H10039–H10041	Greg Pence R-IN, James R. Baird R-IN, Larry Bucshon R-IN, Michael C. Burgess R-TX, Susan W. Brooks R-IN	Dec 11, 2019
House	Debate and remarks H9270	Debbie Lesko R-AZ, Jackie Walorski R-IN	Dec 5, 2019
House	Debate and remarks H8842, H8843	Jackie Walorski R-IN, Mark DeSaulnier D-CA, Rob Woodall R-GA	Nov 14, 2019

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article 1, Section 7

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 62, April 10, 2019, pages H3257, H3256.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
S 692	Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2019	Identical bill	Mar 7, 2019

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on medical devices.
Short Title(s) as Introduced: Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2019

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

Apr 10, 2019Introduced in House

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