US HB4966 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress
Status
Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-1)
Status: Introduced on April 15 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-04-22 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on April 15 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-04-22 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Preventing Superbugs and Protecting Patients Act This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to identify types of medical devices for which premarket notification must include proposed labeling, including validated instructions regarding cleaning, disinfection, and sterilization. The FDA must issue final guidance regarding when a premarket notification is required for a modification to a medical device.
Title
Preventing Superbugs and Protecting Patients Act
Sponsors
| Rep. Ted Lieu [D-CA] | Rep. Peter Roskam [R-IL] | Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC] | Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI] |
| Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA] | Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL] | Rep. Louise Slaughter [D-NY] | Sen. Adam Schiff [D-CA] |
| Rep. Jim McDermott [D-WA] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2016-04-22 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. |
| 2016-04-15 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. |
| 2016-04-15 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
SB2503 (Related) 2016-04-05 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 417.
Subjects
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Department of Health and Human Services
Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Government information and archives
Health
Health technology, devices, supplies
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Department of Health and Human Services
Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Government information and archives
Health
Health technology, devices, supplies
Infectious and parasitic diseases
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4966/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr4966/BILLS-114hr4966ih.pdf |
