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S 172 109th Congress Senate Health Commerce Contact lenses Medical supplies Product safety

A bill 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: January 26, 2005 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 22 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 9, 2005
Became Public Law No: 109-96.
Nov 9, 2005
Signed by President.
Oct 28, 2005
Presented to President.
Oct 26, 2005
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H9196)
Oct 26, 2005
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 172.
Oct 26, 2005
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H9196-9198)
Oct 26, 2005
Mr. Deal (GA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Oct 26, 2005
Cleared for White House.
Oct 26, 2005
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Oct 26, 2005
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H9196)
Sep 19, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sep 6, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Sep 6, 2005
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Sep 6, 2005
Received in the House.
Jul 29, 2005
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S9585)
Jul 29, 2005
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S9585)
Jul 29, 2005
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S9585)
Jul 27, 2005
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 177.
Jul 27, 2005
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Enzi with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 109-110.
Mar 9, 2005
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Jan 26, 2005
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S580)
Jan 26, 2005
Introduced in Senate
 Amendments to this bill 1

Amendments propose changes to this bill. Members vote on amendments separately before the final bill vote. An agreed amendment becomes part of the bill; a failed amendment does not.

1 agreed to

AmendmentSponsorPurposeStatusLatest action
SAMDT 1,647 — To provide a complete substitute. Agreed to Jul 29, 2005
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on July 29, 2005. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Deems all contact lenses to be medical devices under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. (Currently, some non-corrective, decorative contact lenses are regulated as cosmetics).

What's happening now November 9, 2005

Became Public Law No: 109-96.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 371 Related bill To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide for the regulation of all contact lenses as medical device…
 Bill text 6 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Apr 13, 2005
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 172: A bill 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.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-172/
MLA
"S. 172: A bill 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.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-172/.
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S. 172, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-172/.
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