HR 887 · 117th Congress 2021–2023, ended

DEVICE Act of 2021

Introduced Feb 5, 2021 Originated House Sponsor Ted Lieu D-CA

Fact sheet

Latest action · Feb 8, 2021 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.

  1. IntroducedFeb 5, 2021
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Disclosure; and Encouragement of Verification, Innovation, Cleaning, and Efficiency Act of 2021 or the DEVICE Act of 2021

This bill addresses design changes and reprocessing of medical devices.

Specifically, medical device manufacturers must notify the Food and Drug Administration (1) before making changes to the design or reprocessing instructions of a device, and (2) no more than five days after widely disseminating to health care providers in a foreign country communications regarding changes to the design or reprocessing instructions of a device or regarding a safety concern about a device. (Reprocessing of medical devices is the process for cleaning and sterilizing or disinfecting devices for reuse.)

A device may not be sold if the manufacturer violates these notification requirements.

Cosponsors 2

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Feb 5, 2021.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalFeb 5, 2021
D-CAJudy ChuOriginalFeb 5, 2021

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Feb 8, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  2. Feb 5, 2021Introduced in House
  3. Feb 5, 2021Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Feb 5, 2021Introduced in House

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