United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 488 (112th)
Save Our Medical Devices Act of 2011
Introduced
26 January 2011
Last action
26 January 2011 · Introduced
Status
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Sponsors
Rep. Gerlach, Jim [R-PA-6], Glenn Thompson, Rep. Holden, Tim [D-PA-17], Charles Dent, Rep. Altmire, Jason [D-PA-4], Mike Kelly, Tom Marino, Rep. Platts, Todd Russell [R-PA-19], Rep. Pitts, Joseph R. [R-PA-16], Rep. Paul, Ron [R-TX-22], Tim Murphy, Bill Shuster, Rep. Fitzpatrick, Michael G. [R-PA-8], Lou Barletta, Patrick Meehan, Rep. Akin, W. Todd [R-MO-2]
Subjects
Taxation
Source updated
6 December 2025
Summary
Save Our Medical Devices Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal the excise tax on medical devices.
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Timeline
26 January 2011
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Source: IntroReferral
26 January 2011
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
26 January 2011
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 26 January 2011 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 26 January 2011
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 26 January 2011
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 26 January 2011
Sponsors
- Rep. Gerlach, Jim [R-PA-6] · R · Sponsor
- Glenn Thompson · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Holden, Tim [D-PA-17] · D · Sponsor
- Charles Dent · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Altmire, Jason [D-PA-4] · D · Sponsor
- Mike Kelly · R · Sponsor
- Tom Marino · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Platts, Todd Russell [R-PA-19] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Pitts, Joseph R. [R-PA-16] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Paul, Ron [R-TX-22] · R · Cosponsor
- Tim Murphy · R · Cosponsor
- Bill Shuster · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Michael G. [R-PA-8] · R · Cosponsor
- Lou Barletta · R · Cosponsor
- Patrick Meehan · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Akin, W. Todd [R-MO-2] · R · Cosponsor
- · hswm00 · Standing
Related records
- related to ← Health Care Cost Reduction Act of 2012
- related to ← To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the medical device tax, and for other purposes.
- related to ← To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on medical devices.
- related to ← Medical Device Access and Innovation Protection Act
- related to ← A bill to repeal the excise tax on medical device manufacturers.
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/488
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/488
- us · 112-hr-488 · source updated 6 December 2025