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HR 485 104th Congress House

To expand the authority for the export of devices.

Introduced: February 7, 1995 See on congress.gov
Foreign Trade and International Finance CommerceEEC countriesEast AsiaEurope
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European UnionExport controlsExportsHealthJapanMarketingMedical researchMedical suppliesProduct safetyScience, Technology, Communications
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This bill died when the 104th Congress ended
It never became law before the 104th Congress (1995–1996) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 6, 1995
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Jan 17, 1995
Referred to the Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade.
Jan 11, 1995
Referred to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on International Relations for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideratiion of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jan 11, 1995
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 6, 1995

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in administering a specified provision of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, to make a determination, based on either of two specified notices concerning the approval of a medical device for marketing or investigational use in the European Community or by the Ministry of Health and Welfare of Japan, that the exportation of such medical device is not contrary to public health and safety, and has the approval of the importing country.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Calvert, Ken
California · Feb 7, 1995
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 485: To expand the authority for the export of devices.. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-485/
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"H.R. 485: To expand the authority for the export of devices.." 104th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-485/.
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H.R. 485, 104th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-485/.
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