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S 9 114th Congress Senate Health

Over-the-Counter Hearing Aid Act of 2016

Introduced: December 1, 2016 Introduced by: Warren, Elizabeth Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Dec 1, 2016
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Over-the-Counter Hearing Aid Act of 2016

This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to categorize certain hearing aids as over-the-counter hearing aids and issue regulations regarding those hearing aids. The regulations for over-the-counter hearing aids must provide reasonable assurances of safety and efficacy and describe requirements for the sale of hearing aids in-person, by mail, or online, without a prescription.

State and local governments may not establish or continue in effect requirements for over-the-counter hearing aids that are not identical to FDA requirements.

Until the FDA updates its draft guidance regarding hearing aids, previous draft guidance is in effect.

What's happening now December 1, 2016

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

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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Dec 1, 2016
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 9: Over-the-Counter Hearing Aid Act of 2016. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-9/
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"S. 9: Over-the-Counter Hearing Aid Act of 2016." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-9/.
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