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S.2193: Ensuring Safe Medical Devices for Patients
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 112th Congress
- This bill is primarily about health
- Introduced March 15, 2012
- Latest Major Action March 15, 2012
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
4 (3 Democrats, 1 Republican)
Bill Summary
Ensuring Safe Medical Devices for Patients - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to: (1) amend procedures under such Act to expand the postmarket risk identification and analysis system to include and apply to devices in a comparable manner as such system includes and applies to drugs; and (2) ensure that such amended procedures give priority for inclusion in the system to...
(Source: Library of Congress)
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Bill Actions
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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| March 15, 2012 |
Introduced in the Senate by Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) |