To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to give authority to the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, to destroy counterfeit devices.
Safeguarding Therapeutics Act
This bill authorizes the Food and Drug Administration to destroy imported counterfeit medical devices.
Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committees on the Budget, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 116-517.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4635)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S7286)
Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S7286)
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Mrs. Dingell asked unanimous consent that the House agree to the Senate amendment.
Mrs. Dingell asked unanimous consent to take the bill, H.R. 5663 from the Speaker's Table and agree to the Senate amendment. (consideration: CR H7131)
Enacted as Public Law 116-304
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Resolving differences -- House actions: On motion that the House agree to the Senate amendment Agreed to without objection.(text: CR H7131)
On motion that the House agree to the Senate amendment Agreed to without objection. (text: CR H7131)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Presented to President.
Presented to President.
Signed by President.
Signed by President.
Became Public Law No: 116-304.
Became Public Law No: 116-304.