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HR 2663 107th Congress House

Contact Lens Prescription Release Act of 2001

Official title: To require the Federal Trade Commission to amend the trade regulation rule on ophthalmic practice to require the release of prescriptions for contact lenses, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 10, 2001 See on congress.gov
Commerce Administrative procedureAdvertisingConsumer educationConsumer protection
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Contact lensesDeceptive advertisingEye careFederal Trade CommissionFederal preemptionGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthIndependent regulatory commissionsLawOptometryRestrictive trade practicesSales promotionState laws
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This bill died when the 107th Congress ended
It never became law before the 107th Congress (2001–2002) 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
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
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 Latest action August 10, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
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.
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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 3
D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Apr 11, 2002
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Apr 9, 2002
Burr, Richard
· Mar 12, 2002
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Sep 10, 2001
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2663: Contact Lens Prescription Release Act of 2001. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-2663/
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"H.R. 2663: Contact Lens Prescription Release Act of 2001." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-2663/.
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H.R. 2663, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-2663/.
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