PATCH Act
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 31, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Mar 31, 2022
Introduced in Senate
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Plain-English summary
PATCH Act
This bill requires premarket applications for cyber devices (i.e., medical devices that include software or connect to the internet) to include information relating to cybersecurity, including plans to monitor for cybersecurity risks and address vulnerabilities through regular product updates.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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Cite this page
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3983: PATCH Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3983/
"S. 3983: PATCH Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3983/.
S. 3983, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3983/.
[S. 3983: PATCH Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3983/)