HR 1454
104th Congress
House
Health
Administrative procedure
Commerce
Contact lenses
Eye care
Federal Trade Commission
Federal preemption
Government Operations and Politics
Independent regulatory commissions
Law
State laws
Trade regulation
Contact Lens Prescription Release Act of 1995
Introduced: April 6, 1995
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Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 27, 1995
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Hazardous Materials.
Apr 7, 1995
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E826)
Apr 6, 1995
Introduced in House
Apr 6, 1995
Referred to the House Committee on Commerce.
Plain-English summary
Contact Lens Prescription Release Act of 1995 - Directs the Federal Trade Commission to amend its trade regulation rule on ophthalmic practice under 16 C.F.R. 456 to require the prescriber of contact lenses, regardless of whether or not the patient requests the prescription, to offer to release a copy of it: (1) after the fitting process is completed; or (2) in the case of a prescription renewal, immediately if there is no change in its specifications.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Hazardous Materials.
Committees of jurisdiction
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