To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to make technical corrections relating to the amendments made by the Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act of 2002, and for other purposes.
The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.
Sponsor and status
James “Jim” Greenwood
Sponsor. Representative for Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district. Republican.
108th Congress (2003–2004)
This bill was introduced in a previous session of Congress and was passed by the House on January 27, 2004 but was never passed by the Senate.
Although this bill was not enacted, its provisions could have become law by being included in another bill. It is common for legislative text to be introduced concurrently in multiple bills (called companion bills), re-introduced in subsequent sessions of Congress in new bills, or added to larger bills (sometimes called omnibus bills).
1 Cosponsor (1 Democrat)
S. 1881
(same title)
Enacted — Signed by the President — Apr 1, 2004
History
H.R. 3493 (108th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.
Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 3493. This is the one from the 108th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 108th Congress, which met from Jan 7, 2003 to Dec 9, 2004. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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