Bill Sponsor
House Bill 2653
117th Congress(2021-2022)
MMEDS Act of 2021
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in House on Apr 19, 2021
Overview
Text
Introduced
Apr 19, 2021
Latest Action
Apr 20, 2021
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
2653
Congress
117
Policy Area
Taxation
Taxation
Primary focus of measure is all aspects of income, excise, property, inheritance, and employment taxes; tax administration and collection. Measures concerning state and local finance may fall under Economics and Public Finance policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
House Votes (0)
Senate Votes (0)
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Medical Manufacturing, Economic Development, and Sustainability Act of 2021 or the MMEDS Act of 2021

This bill provides incentives for relocating medical manufacturing facilities in the United States and for manufacturing medical products (i.e., drugs and devices) in economically distressed zones. Specifically, the bill allows a income tax credit for 40% of the sum of wages paid in a medical manufacturing economically distressed zone, employee fringe benefit expenses, and depreciation and amortization allowances with respect to qualified medical manufacturing facility property, and a credit for economically distressed zone products and services acquired by domestic medical manufacturers. The bill increases the credit rate for minority businesses.

Text (1)
April 19, 2021
Actions (3)
04/20/2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
04/19/2021
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
04/19/2021
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:48:42 PM