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HR 4028 105th Congress House

Silicone Breast Implant Research and Information Act

Official title: To promote research to identify and evaluate the health effects of silicone breast implants, and to ensure that women and their doctors receive accurate information about such implants.

Introduced: June 25, 1998 See on congress.gov
Health Artificial implantsBreast cancerBreast implantsClinical trials
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 29, 1998
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Jun 10, 1998
Referred to the House Committee on Commerce.
Jun 10, 1998
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1089-1090)
Jun 10, 1998
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 29, 1998

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Silicone Breast Implant Research and Information Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to: (1) appoint an official of the Department of Health and Human Services to serve as the NIH coordinator regarding silicone breast implant research; (2) establish either a study section or special emphasis panel for NIH to review extramural silicone breast implant research grant applications to ensure research design and quality, as well as quality intramural research; and (3) conduct or support research to expand the understanding of the health implications of silicone breast implants.

Directs the Commissioner of Food and Drugs to: (1) take specified steps to make updated information about the risks of silicone breast implant available to the public, via the toll-free Consumer Information Line and other means; (2) revise the breast implant information update to clarify the procedure for reporting implant problems; (3) require manufacturers to update implant package inserts and informed consent documents regularly with accurate information; and (4) require any manufacturer conducting an adjunct study on implants to take specified measures with respect to informed consent documents, including informing women on how to obtain a Medwatch form and encouraging women who withdraw from the study, or who would like to report a problem, to submit such a form.

Establishes the President's Interagency Committee on Silicone Breast Implants to ensure strategic management, communication, and oversight of Federal policy formation, research, and activities regarding silicone breast implants.

Authorizes appropriations.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4028: Silicone Breast Implant Research and Information Act. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-4028/
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