HR 1961 · 107th Congress 2001–2003, ended

Breast Implant Research and Information Act

Introduced May 23, 2001 Originated House Sponsor Roy Blunt R-MO

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Latest action · Jun 1, 2001 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedMay 23, 2001
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Breast Implant Research and Information Act - Requires the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to report to all appropriate committees of Congress on the status of the existing breast implant research funded by such Institutes.

Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the NIH Director to: (1) appoint an official of the Department of Health and Human Services to serve as the NIH coordinator regarding breast implant research; (2) establish either a study section or special emphasis panel for NIH to review extramural breast implant research grant applications to ensure research design and quality, as well as quality intramural research; and (3) conduct or support research to expand the understanding of the health implications of both saline and silicone breast implants.

Requires a report from the Commissioner of Food and Drugs concerning postmarket evaluations of saline implant manufacturers' data.

Directs the Commissioner to take specified steps to assist women in receiving accurate and complete information about the risks of silicone breast implants.

Cosponsors 37

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 23, 2001 to Mar 12, 2002; 17 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CABob FilnerOriginalMay 23, 2001
D-NYCarolyn B. MaloneyOriginalMay 23, 2001
D-MICarolyn C. KilpatrickOriginalMay 23, 2001
D-TXCharles A. GonzalezOriginalMay 23, 2001
D-FLCorrine BrownOriginalMay 23, 2001
D-ILDanny K. DavisOriginalMay 23, 2001
D-MIDavid E. BoniorOriginalMay 23, 2001
D-TXGene GreenOriginalMay 23, 2001
R-LAJim McCreryOriginalMay 23, 2001
R-MOJo Ann EmersonOriginalMay 23, 2001
R-GAJohnny IsaksonOriginalMay 23, 2001
D-INJulia CarsonOriginalMay 23, 2001
D-MOKaren McCarthyOriginalMay 23, 2001
R-OHMichael G. OxleyOriginalMay 23, 2001
D-NYMichael R. McNultyOriginalMay 23, 2001
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeOriginalMay 23, 2001
D-OHSherrod BrownOriginalMay 23, 2001
D-NYJohn J. LaFalceJun 7, 2001
D-TXKen BentsenJun 7, 2001
R-MOKenny C. HulshofJun 7, 2001
D-NJFrank Pallone, Jr.Jun 13, 2001
D-OHTed StricklandJun 13, 2001
R-NCRichard BurrJun 19, 2001
D-CABarbara LeeJul 11, 2001
R-NMHeather WilsonJul 11, 2001
D-CABrad ShermanJul 27, 2001
D-CASusan A. DavisJul 27, 2001
D-FLAllen BoydSep 6, 2001
R-TNEd BryantSep 6, 2001
D-ORPeter A. DeFazioSep 6, 2001
D-PATim HoldenSep 6, 2001
D-WIRon KindNov 15, 2001
D-CAJoe BacaDec 12, 2001
R-TXRalph M. HallDec 12, 2001
D-MILynn N. RiversJan 23, 2002
D-NYJerrold NadlerFeb 26, 2002
D-NJBill Pascrell, Jr.Mar 12, 2002

Committees 1

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEnergy and Commerce Committee
Referred May 23, 2001
Health Subcommittee
Referred Jun 1, 2001

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jun 1, 2001Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  2. May 23, 2001Introduced in House
  3. May 23, 2001Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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.

Printed hearings 3

Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

NumberHearingCommitteeHeld
Serial No. 107-219THE EFFECTIVENESS OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE EDUCATION AND TREATMENT PROGRAMS IN PREVENTION OF CRIME139 pagesOversight and Government Reform CommitteeJul 29, 2002
S. Hrg. 107-429ADDRESSING UNMET NEEDS IN WOMEN'S HEALTH85 pagesHealth, Education, Labor, and Pensions CommitteeApr 25, 2002
Serial No. 107-75RAISING HEALTH AWARENESS THROUGH EXAMINING BENIGN BRAIN TUMOR CANCER, ALPHA ONE, AND BREAST IMPLANT ISSUES48 pagesEnergy and Commerce CommitteeNov 15, 2001

Related bills 1

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 961Breast Implant Research and Information ActIdentical billMay 24, 2001

Titles 2

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

Official Title as Introduced
To promote research to identify and evaluate the health effects of breast implants; to ensure that women receive accurate information about such implants and to encourage the Food and Drug Administration to thoroughly review the implant manufacturers' standing with the agency.
Short Titles as Introduced
Breast Implant Research and Information Act

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. May 23, 2001Introduced in House

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