HR 2663
107th Congress
House
Commerce
Administrative procedure
Advertising
Consumer education
Consumer protection
Contact lenses
Deceptive advertising
Eye care
Federal Trade Commission
Federal preemption
Government Operations and Politics
Health
Independent regulatory commissions
Law
Optometry
Restrictive trade practices
Sales promotion
State laws
Contact Lens Prescription Release Act of 2001
Introduced: July 26, 2001
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Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 10, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.
Jul 26, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jul 26, 2001
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1447)
Jul 26, 2001
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Contact Lens Prescription Release Act of 2001 - Instructs the Federal Trade Commission to promulgate a rule on ophthalmic practice that: (1) requires a contact lens prescriber to provide the patient, (or, upon request, the patient's agent), a copy of the contact lenses prescription, including its two-year expiration date; and (2) makes it an unfair trade practice for a contact lenses industry member to publish any advertisement or sales presentation relating to contact lenses that represents that they may be obtained without a valid prescription.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.
Committees of jurisdiction
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