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HR 2669 116th Congress House

Medical Device Safety Act

Official title: To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to liability under State and local requirements respecting devices.

Introduced: May 10, 2019 Introduced by: DeLauro, Rosa L. Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov
Health Civil actions and liabilityFederal preemptionHealth technology, devices, suppliesProduct safety and quality
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
May 13, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 13, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
May 10, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
May 10, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 13, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medical Device Safety Act

This bill specifies that an action for damages or a person's liability under state law is not affected by the federal prohibition on state or local requirements regarding medical devices. The bill is retroactively effective.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Republican 1
D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Oct 30, 2019
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · May 10, 2019
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · May 10, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2669: Medical Device Safety Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2669/
MLA
"H.R. 2669: Medical Device Safety Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2669/.
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H.R. 2669, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2669/.
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[H.R. 2669: Medical Device Safety Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2669/)
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