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HR 1961 107th Congress House

Breast Implant Research and Information Act

Official title: To promote research to identify and evaluate the health effects of breast implants; to ensure that women receive accurate information about such implants and t… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To promote research to identify and evaluate the health effects of breast implants; to ensure that women receive accurate information about such implants and to encourage the Food and Drug Administration to thoroughly review the implant manufacturers' standing with the agency.

Introduced: May 23, 2001 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 1, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 23, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
May 23, 2001
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 1, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Breast Implant Research and Information Act - Requires the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to report to all appropriate committees of Congress on the status of the existing breast implant research funded by such Institutes.

Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the NIH Director to: (1) appoint an official of the Department of Health and Human Services to serve as the NIH coordinator regarding breast implant research; (2) establish either a study section or special emphasis panel for NIH to review extramural 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 both saline and silicone breast implants.

Requires a report from the Commissioner of Food and Drugs concerning postmarket evaluations of saline implant manufacturers' data.

Directs the Commissioner to take specified steps to assist women in receiving accurate and complete information about the risks of silicone breast implants.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 4
D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Feb 26, 2002
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Jul 27, 2001
Burr, Richard
· Jun 19, 2001
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Jun 13, 2001
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · May 23, 2001
Isakson, Johnny
· May 23, 2001
MCCARTHY, KAREN
· May 23, 2001
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