HR 1463
119th Congress
House
Health
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Health programs administration and funding
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
To prohibit the use of Federal funds to implement, administer, or enforce a final rule of the Food and Drug Administration relating to "Medical Devices; Laboratory Developed Tests", and for other purposes.
Introduced: February 21, 2025
Introduced by:
Finstad, Brad
Republican
· Minnesota
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Became law
Feb 21, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Feb 21, 2025
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
This bill prohibits the use of federal funds to implement, administer, or enforce the final rule issued by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) titled Medical Devices; Laboratory Developed Tests and published on May 6, 2024, or any substantially similar rule.
The rule specifies that laboratory developed tests (medical screening tests developed by laboratories rather than medical device manufacturers) are medical devices subject to FDA regulation with limited exceptions. Prior to the rule, the FDA had exercised discretion as to whether to apply regulations for medical devices to laboratory developed tests.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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