S 2215
103th Congress
Senate
Commerce
Administrative procedure
Artificial implants
Biomedical engineering
Biomedical materials
Civil actions and liability
Department of Health and Human Services
Evidence (Law)
Federal preemption
Government Operations and Politics
Health
Law
Manufacturing industries
Materials
Medical supplies
Products liability
Raw materials
Science, Technology, Communications
State laws
Biomaterials Access Assurance Act of 1994
Introduced: June 20, 1994
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3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 20, 1994
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce.
Jun 20, 1994
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7153-7154)
Jun 20, 1994
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Biomaterials Access Assurance Act of 1994 - Declares that this Act applies to any civil action brought in either State or Federal court against a manufacturer, seller, or biomaterials supplier, or against a licensor of such suppliers for harm caused by an implant.
Prescribes procedural guidelines and the burden of proof for actions against biomaterials suppliers for harm caused by an implant. Precludes such actions, except as provided under this Act, against a person who has neither registered with the Secretary of Health and Human Services nor included the implant on a list of devices filed pursuant to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1