Bill Title: To urge the Congress of the United States and the
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Republican 48-3)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2013-04-25 - To Medicaid, Health & Human Services
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As Adopted by the House 130th General Assembly | Regular Session | 2013-2014 |
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Representatives Brenner, Huffman
Cosponsors:
Representatives Maag, Derickson, Roegner, Buchy, Romanchuk, Thompson, Sears, Adams, J., Hood, Young, Retherford, Bishoff, Lynch, Schuring, Adams, R., Amstutz, Anielski, Baker, Beck, Blair, Blessing, Brown, Burkley, Butler, Conditt, DeVitis, Dovilla, Duffey, Green, Grossman, Hackett, Hall, Hayes, Henne, Hottinger, Johnson, Landis, McClain, McGregor, Perales, Rogers, Rosenberger, Ruhl, Scherer, Smith, Stautberg, Stebelton, Terhar Speaker Batchelder
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION | To urge the Congress of the United States and the | 1 |
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President of the United States to repeal the new | 2 |
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federal excise tax on medical devices. | 3 |
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF OHIO
(THE SENATE CONCURRING): WHEREAS, A new 2.3% federal excise tax on the sale of taxable | 4 |
medical devices by manufacturers, producers, and importers of such | 5 |
devices took effect on January 1, 2013; and | 6 |
WHEREAS, The Joint Committee on Taxation estimates that the | 7 |
tax will generate $29 billion in revenue in its first ten years; | 8 |
and | 9 |
WHEREAS, The United States is a net exporter in medical | 10 |
devices, exporting $5.4 billion more than it imports, and accounts | 11 |
for 40% of the global medical technology market; and | 12 |
WHEREAS, A study completed by the Manhattan Institute found | 13 |
that the medical device tax will almost double the medical device | 14 |
industry's total tax bill and could result in the loss of up to | 15 |
43,000 jobs in the medical technology industry; and | 16 |
WHEREAS, The medical device tax will harm the United States' | 17 |
global competitiveness, stunt medical innovation, and restrict the | 18 |
ability of patients to receive the life-saving medical devices and | 19 |
care they need; and | 20 |
WHEREAS, The medical device tax is imposed on United States | 21 |
sales, rather than profits, of medical device manufacturers, so | 22 |
will be particularly damaging to innovative start-up companies; | 23 |
now therefore be it | 24 |
RESOLVED, That we, the members of the 129th General Assembly | 25 |
of the State of Ohio, on behalf of all citizens of this state, | 26 |
urge the President of the United States and the Congress of the | 27 |
United States to repeal the excise tax on medical devices; and be | 28 |
it further | 29 |
RESOLVED, That the Clerk of the House of Representatives | 30 |
transmit duly authenticated copies of this resolution to the | 31 |
President of the United States, the President Pro Tempore and | 32 |
Secretary of the United States Senate, the Speaker and Clerk of | 33 |
the United States House of Representatives, each member of the | 34 |
Ohio Congressional delegation, and the news media of Ohio. | 35 |