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S 2480 109th Congress Senate

Contact Lens Consumer Protection Act

Official title: A bill to amend the Fairness to Contact Lens Consumers Act with respect to the availability of contact lenses.

Introduced: May 3, 2006 See on congress.gov
Commerce Administrative procedureConsumer protectionContact lensesElectronic commerce
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It never became law before the 109th Congress (2005–2006) 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.
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Mar 29, 2006
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Mar 29, 2006
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action March 29, 2006

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Contact Lens Consumer Protection Act - Amends the Fairness to Contact Lens Consumers Act to require contact lens manufacturers to make the lenses available in a commercially reasonable and nondiscriminatory manner to: (1) prescribers and associated entities; and (2) alternative channels of distribution. (Excludes specified types of lenses, including lenses that are custom designed and manufactured for an individual patient and are not mass produced or marketed.)

Requires the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to prescribe rules to carry out this Act. Treats violations of this Act as unfair or deceptive acts or practices.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 5762 Identical bill Contact Lens Consumer Protection Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · May 16, 2006
Burr, Richard
· May 3, 2006
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2480: Contact Lens Consumer Protection Act. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-2480/
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"S. 2480: Contact Lens Consumer Protection Act." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-2480/.
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S. 2480, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-2480/.
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