US Congress House Bill 1346 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 105-7)
Status: Introduced on March 5 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-05-12 - Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Medical Device Safety Act of 2009 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to prohibit specified provisions preempting state and local requirements for medical devices intended for human use from being construed to modify or otherwise affect any action for damages or the liability of any person under state law. Makes this Act effective as if it were included in the Medical Device Amendments of 1976 and applicable to any civil action pending or filed on or after the date of enactment of this Act.

Medical Device Safety Act of 2009

Rep. Neil Abercrombie [D-HI]	Rep. Joe Baca [D-CA]	Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI]	Rep. John Barrow [D-GA]
Rep. Howard Berman [D-CA]	Rep. Sanford Bishop [D-GA]	Rep. Timothy Bishop [D-NY]	Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]
Rep. Leonard Boswell [D-IA]	Rep. Robert Brady [D-PA]	Rep. Bruce Braley [D-IA]	Rep. G. Butterfield [D-NC]
Rep. Lois Capps [D-CA]	Rep. Russ Carnahan [D-MO]	Rep. Kathy Castor [D-FL]	Rep. Donna Christensen [D-VI]
Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]	Rep. John Conyers [D-MI]	Rep. Joe Courtney [D-CT]	Rep. Kathleen Dahlkemper [D-PA]
Rep. Artur Davis [D-AL]	Rep. Danny Davis [D-IL]	Rep. Diana DeGette [D-CO]	Rep. Bill Delahunt [D-MA]
Rep. William Delahunt [D-MA]	Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D-CT]	Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart [R-FL]	Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart [R-FL]
Rep. John Dingell [D-MI]	Rep. Michael Doyle [D-PA]	Rep. Chet Edwards [D-TX]	Rep. Sam Farr [D-CA]
Rep. Bob Filner [D-CA]	Rep. Bill Foster [D-IL]	Rep. Al Green [D-TX]	Rep. Gene Green [D-TX]
Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. John Hall [D-NY]	Rep. Deborah Halvorson [D-IL]	Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]
Sen. Martin Heinrich [D-NM]	Rep. Brian Higgins [D-NY]	Rep. James Himes [D-CT]	Rep. Maurice Hinchey [D-NY]
Rep. Ruben Hinojosa [D-TX]	Sen. Mazie Hirono [D-HI]	Rep. Paul Hodes [D-NH]	Rep. Tim Holden [D-PA]
Rep. Steve Israel [D-NY]	Rep. Jesse Jackson [D-IL]	Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]	Rep. Eddie Johnson [D-TX]
Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]	Rep. Timothy Johnson [R-IL]	Rep. Walter Jones [R-NC]	Rep. Patrick Kennedy [D-RI]
Rep. Mary Kilroy [D-OH]	Rep. Suzanne Kosmas [D-FL]	Rep. Dennis Kucinich [D-OH]	Rep. James Langevin [D-RI]
Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]	Rep. Daniel Lipinski [D-IL]	Rep. David Loebsack [D-IA]	Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]
Rep. Nita Lowey [D-NY]	Sen. Ben Lujan [D-NM]	Rep. Stephen Lynch [D-MA]	Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA]
Rep. Eric Massa [D-NY]	Rep. Doris Matsui [D-CA]	Rep. Carolyn McCarthy [D-NY]	Rep. Jerry McNerney [D-CA]
Rep. Gregory Meeks [D-NY]	Rep. Charlie Melancon [D-LA]	Rep. Michael Michaud [D-ME]	Rep. Brad Miller [D-NC]
Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Glenn Nye [D-VA]	Rep. Glenn Nye [D-VA]
Rep. John Olver [D-MA]	Rep. Frank Pallone [D-NJ]	Rep. Ed Perlmutter [D-CO]	Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]
Rep. Laura Richardson [D-CA]	Rep. Thomas Rooney [R-FL]	Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen [R-FL]	Rep. Steven Rothman [D-NJ]
Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D-CA]	Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL]	Rep. Loretta Sanchez [D-CA]	Rep. John Sarbanes [D-MD]
Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]	Rep. Mark Schauer [D-MI]	Rep. Adam Schiff [D-CA]	Rep. Robert Scott [D-VA]
Rep. Albio Sires [D-NJ]	Rep. Louise Slaughter [D-NY]	Rep. Fortney Stark [D-CA]	Rep. Bart Stupak [D-MI]
Rep. Betty Sutton [D-OH]	Rep. Harry Teague [D-NM]	Rep. Lee Terry [R-NE]	Rep. Bennie Thompson [D-MS]
Rep. Dina Titus [D-NV]	Rep. Peter Visclosky [D-IN]	Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D-FL]	Rep. Henry Waxman [D-CA]
Rep. Anthony Weiner [D-NY]	Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT]	Rep. Robert Wexler [D-FL]	Rep. David Wu [D-OR]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-05-12		Subcommittee Hearings Held.
2009-03-06		Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2009-03-05		Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

SB540 (Same As) 2009-08-04 - Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 111-1031.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/1346/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr1346/BILLS-111hr1346ih.pdf