US SB2503 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress
Status
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Introduced on February 4 2016 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2016-04-05 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 417.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on February 4 2016 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2016-04-05 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 417.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Preventing Superbugs and Protecting Patients Act (Sec. 2) 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. (Sec. 3) 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
| Sen. Patty Murray [D-WA] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2016-04-05 | Senate | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 417. |
| 2016-04-05 | Senate | Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Alexander with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report. |
| 2016-02-09 | Senate | Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. |
| 2016-02-04 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. |
Same As/Similar To
HB4966 (Related) 2016-04-22 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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
