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S. 3404 116th Congress Senate

VALID Act of 2020

Official title: A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide for the regulation of in vitro clinical tests, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 5, 2020 See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 116th Congress ended
It never became law before the 116th Congress (2019–2020) 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 5, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Mar 5, 2020
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action March 5, 2020

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Verifying Accurate Leading-edge IVCT Development Act of 2020 or the VALID Act of 2020

This bill requires the Food and Drug Administration to regulate in vitro clinical tests (i.e., tests intended for the collection, preparation, analysis, or in vitro clinical examination of specimens from the human body in order to provide information about a disease, condition, or treatment for a disease or condition).

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 6102 Identical bill VALID Act of 2020
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Bennet, Michael F.
Colorado · Mar 5, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3404: VALID Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3404/
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"S. 3404: VALID Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3404/.
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S. 3404, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3404/.
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