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HR 2218 108th Congress House Health Commerce Contact lenses Medical supplies Product safety

To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide for the regulation of all contact lenses as medical devices, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 22, 2003 Introduced by: Boozman, John Republican · Arkansas See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 12 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 9, 2003
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Nov 20, 2003
Received in the Senate.
Nov 19, 2003
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
Nov 19, 2003
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Nov 19, 2003
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H11565)
Nov 19, 2003
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H11565)
Nov 19, 2003
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2218.
Nov 19, 2003
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H11565-11567)
Nov 19, 2003
Mr. Bilirakis moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Jun 2, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 22, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
May 22, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to classify corrective and noncorrective contact lenses and similar articles as medical devices under the Act.
What's happening now December 9, 2003

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

 Related & companion bills 1
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 Bill text 3 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Republican 1
D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Oct 16, 2003
 R
Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Jul 15, 2003
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Jul 8, 2003
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2218: To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide for the regulation of all contact lenses as medical devices, and for other purposes.. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-2218/
MLA
"H.R. 2218: To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide for the regulation of all contact lenses as medical devices, and for other purposes.." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-2218/.
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H.R. 2218, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-2218/.
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[H.R. 2218: To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide for the regulation of all contact lenses as medical devices, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-2218/)
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