To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide for the regulation of all contact lenses as medical devices, and for other purposes.
Latest action · Dec 9, 2003 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMay 22, 2003
- Passed HouseNov 19, 2003
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to: (1) regulate all contact lenses as medical devices; and (2) state that such regulation shall not be construed as having any legal effect on any other Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-regulated article.
Cosponsors 20
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 22, 2003 to Oct 16, 2003; 7 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-GA | Charles W. Norwood | Original | May 22, 2003 |
| R-FL | Dave Weldon | Original | May 22, 2003 |
| R-KY | Ernie Fletcher | Original | May 22, 2003 |
| D-CA | Henry A. Waxman | Original | May 22, 2003 |
| R-FL | Michael Bilirakis | Original | May 22, 2003 |
| R-TX | Michael C. Burgess | Original | May 22, 2003 |
| D-AR | Vic Snyder | Original | May 22, 2003 |
| D-NY | Edolphus Towns | Jul 8, 2003 | |
| D-TX | Gene Green | Jul 8, 2003 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Jul 8, 2003 | |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | Jul 8, 2003 | |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Jul 8, 2003 | |
| R-NC | Richard Burr | Jul 9, 2003 | |
| R-KS | Jerry Moran | Jul 15, 2003 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Jul 25, 2003 | |
| D-TN | Bart Gordon | Sep 4, 2003 | |
| D-CA | Fortney Pete Stark | Sep 4, 2003 | |
| R-OK | Ernest J. Istook Jr. | Sep 30, 2003 | |
| R-MI | Mike Rogers | Sep 30, 2003 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Oct 16, 2003 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred May 22, 2003 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Jun 2, 2003 | |
| Senate | Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee | Referred Dec 9, 2003 |
Actions 11
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 9, 2003Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- Nov 20, 2003Received in the Senate.
- Nov 19, 2003Mr. Bilirakis moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Nov 19, 2003Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H11565-11567)
- Nov 19, 2003DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2218.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H11565–H11567Text printed H11565 | Henry A. Waxman D-CA, John Boozman R-AR, Michael Bilirakis R-FL, Sherrod Brown D-OH | Nov 19, 2003 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1747 | A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide for the regulation of all contact lenses as medical devices, and for other purposes. | Related bill | Oct 16, 2003 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide for the regulation of noncorrective contact lens as medical devices, and for other purposes.
- Official Titles as Amended by House
- To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide for the regulation of all contact lenses as medical devices, and for other purposes.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 9, 2003Referred in Senate
- Nov 19, 2003Engrossed in House
- May 22, 2003Introduced in House
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