MMEDS Act of 2020
Bill journey · stage 2 of 5
Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Jul 9, 2020)
Medical Manufacturing, Economic Development, and Sustainability Act of 2020 or the MMEDS Act of 2020
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.
What just happenedJul 9, 2020
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.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseJul 9, 2020
- Jul 9, 2020IntroReferralH11100
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.
Energy and Commerce Committee - Jul 9, 2020IntroReferralH11100
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.
Ways and Means Committee - Jul 9, 2020Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Health Subcommittee - Jul 9, 2020IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Jul 9, 2020IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House