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S.1666: VITAL Act of 2021
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 117th Congress
- This bill is primarily about health
- Introduced May 18, 2021
- Latest Major Action May 18, 2021
- See the one similar bills introduced in other congresses.
Bill Sponsor
Bill Version
- Introduced in Senate - May 18, 2021
Bill Summary
Verified Innovative Testing in American Laboratories Act of 2021 or the VITAL Act of 2021 This bill expressly shifts the regulation of laboratory-developed testing procedures from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Under current law, the FDA regulates the safety and effectiveness, as well as quality of design and manufacture, of laboratory-developed tests, while the CMS regulates...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| May 18, 2021 |
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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| May 18, 2021 |
Introduced in the Senate by Rand Paul (R-Ky.) |