Novel Device Regulatory Relief Act of 2011
Latest action · Oct 18, 2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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.
- IntroducedOct 14, 2011
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Novel Device Regulatory Relief Act of 2011 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to revise the process for requesting classification for a type of medical device that has not been previously classified by removing the requirement that a person can only file a request for classification of a new medical device after the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) classifies the device as a class III device in response to the person filing a notice of intent to market the device.
Cosponsors 18
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 14, 2011 to Apr 24, 2012; 11 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-KY | Brett Guthrie | Original | Oct 14, 2011 |
| R-PA | Charles W. Dent | Original | Oct 14, 2011 |
| R-FL | Cliff Stearns | Original | Oct 14, 2011 |
| R-CA | Duncan Hunter | Original | Oct 14, 2011 |
| R-MN | Erik Paulsen | Original | Oct 14, 2011 |
| R-IL | John Shimkus | Original | Oct 14, 2011 |
| R-NJ | Leonard Lance | Original | Oct 14, 2011 |
| D-CA | Lois Capps | Original | Oct 14, 2011 |
| R-TN | Marsha Blackburn | Original | Oct 14, 2011 |
| R-TX | Michael C. Burgess | Original | Oct 14, 2011 |
| R-OH | Robert E. Latta | Original | Oct 14, 2011 |
| R-TX | John Abney Culberson | Oct 24, 2011 | |
| R-OR | Greg Walden | Nov 1, 2011 | |
| R-CA | Ken Calvert | Nov 1, 2011 | |
| R-SC | Mick Mulvaney | Jan 18, 2012 | |
| R-IN | Todd Rokita | Jan 23, 2012 | |
| D-UT | Jim Matheson | Feb 1, 2012 | |
| R-AZ | Paul A. Gosar | Apr 24, 2012 |
Committees 1
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 Oct 14, 2011 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Oct 18, 2011 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 18, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Oct 14, 2011Introduced in House
- Oct 14, 2011Referred 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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H6977.
Printed hearings 3
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 112-101 | OVERSIGHT HEARING ON THE ``EFFECT OF THE PRESIDENT'S FY 2013 BUDGET AND LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS FOR THE BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT AND THE U.S. FOREST SERVICE'S ENERGY AND MINERALS PROGRAMS ON PRIVATE SECTOR JOB CREATION, DOMESTIC ENERGY AND MINERALS PRODUCTION AND DEFICIT REDUCTION.''84 pages | Natural Resources Committee | Mar 20, 2012 |
| Serial No. 112-51 | ABANDONED MINED LANDS: INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS FOR RESTORING THE ENVIRONMENT, IMPROVING SAFETY AND CREATING JOBS77 pages | Natural Resources Committee | Jul 14, 2011 |
| Serial No. 112-17 | OVERSIGHT HEARING ON THE ``EFFECT OF THE PRESIDENT'S FY 2012 BUDGET AND LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS FOR THE BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT AND THE U.S. FOREST SERVICE'S ENERGY AND MINERALS PROGRAMS ON PRIVATE SECTOR JOB CREATION, DOMESTIC ENERGY AND MINERALS PRODUCTION, AND DEFICIT REDUCTION.''82 pages | Natural Resources Committee | Apr 5, 2011 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend section 513 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to expedite the process for requesting de novo classification of a device.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Novel Device Regulatory Relief Act of 2011
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 14, 2011Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
