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Contact Lens Rule Modernization Act

Introduced: September 17, 2020 Introduced by: Boozman, John Republican · Arkansas See on congress.gov
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Sep 17, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Sep 17, 2020
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Contact Lens Rule Modernization Act

This bill (1) requires prescribers of contact lenses to conspicuously post notice that the prescriber is required to provide a copy of the contact lens prescription to the patient, (2) prohibits prescribers from requiring patients to acknowledge a contact lens prescription release in writing or electronically, and (3) prohibits automated telephone calls to verify a prescription.

What's happening now September 17, 2020

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

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 14
All 14 Republican 14
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Murkowski, Lisa
Alaska · Dec 8, 2020
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Rounds, Mike
South Dakota · Dec 3, 2020
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Cassidy, Bill
Louisiana · Nov 30, 2020
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Kennedy, John
Louisiana · Nov 30, 2020
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Scott, Tim
South Carolina · Nov 30, 2020
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Hyde-Smith, Cindy
Mississippi · Oct 26, 2020
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Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Oct 26, 2020
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Barrasso, John
Wyoming · Oct 22, 2020
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Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Oct 22, 2020
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Oct 22, 2020
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Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · Oct 22, 2020
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Lankford, James
Oklahoma · Oct 22, 2020
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Paul, Rand
Kentucky · Sep 17, 2020
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Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Sep 17, 2020
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4613: Contact Lens Rule Modernization Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4613/
MLA
"S. 4613: Contact Lens Rule Modernization Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4613/.
Bluebook (legal)
S. 4613, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4613/.
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[S. 4613: Contact Lens Rule Modernization Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4613/)
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