A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to devices.
The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.
Sponsor and status
114th Congress (2015–2017)
This bill was introduced on February 9, 2016, in a previous session of Congress, but it did not receive a vote.
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Alexander: \"21st Century Cures\" Law Highlights 2016 Accomplishments of Senate's Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee”
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Sen. Lamar Alexander [R-TN, 2003-2020]
(Co-sponsor)
on Dec 20, 2016
“Alexander: Over 320 Organizations Representing Patients, Doctors, and Researchers Urge Senate to Pass 21st Century Cures”
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Sen. Lamar Alexander [R-TN, 2003-2020]
(Co-sponsor)
on Dec 5, 2016
“Alexander: Over 320 Organizations Representing Patients, Doctors, and Researchers Urge Senate to Pass 21st Century Cures”
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Sen. Lamar Alexander [R-TN, 2003-2020]
(Co-sponsor)
on Dec 5, 2016
History
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Jun 18, 2015
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Introduced
Bills and resolutions are referred to committees which debate the bill before possibly sending it on to the whole chamber. |
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Feb 9, 2016
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Ordered Reported
A committee has voted to issue a report to the full chamber recommending that the bill be considered further. Only about 1 in 4 bills are reported out of committee. |
S. 1622 (114th) 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 S. 1622. This is the one from the 114th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 114th Congress, which met from Jan 6, 2015 to Jan 3, 2017. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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