US Congress Senate Bill 540 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 23-1)
Status: Introduced on March 5 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-08-04 - Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 111-1031.
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

Sen. Jeff Bingaman [D-NM]	Sen. Barbara Boxer [D-CA]	Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH]	Sen. Roland Burris [D-IL]
Sen. Robert Byrd [D-WV]	Sen. Robert Casey [D-PA]	Sen. Christopher Dodd [D-CT]	Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL]
Sen. Russell Feingold [D-WI]	Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D-CA]	Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY]	Sen. Kay Hagan [D-NC]
Sen. Tom Harkin [D-IA]	Sen. Tim Johnson [D-SD]	Sen. Edward Kennedy [D-MA]	Sen. Patrick Leahy [D-VT]
Sen. Claire McCaskill [D-MO]	Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR]	Sen. Jack Reed [D-RI]	Sen. John Rockefeller [D-WV]
Sen. Bernard Sanders [I-VT]	Sen. Charles Schumer [D-NY]	Sen. Tom Udall [D-NM]	Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D-RI]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-08-04		Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 111-1031.
2009-03-05		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

HB1346 (Same As) 2009-05-12 - Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/senate-bill/540/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/s540/BILLS-111s540is.pdf