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DEVICE Act of 2023

USA118th CongressHR-1090| House 
| Updated: 2/24/2023
Ted Lieu

Ted Lieu

Democratic Representative

California

Cosponsors (2)
Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Judy Chu (Democratic)

Health Subcommittee, Energy and Commerce Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Disclosure; and Encouragement of Verification, Innovation, Cleaning, and Efficiency Act of 2023 or the DEVICE Act of 2023 This bill addresses design changes and reprocessing of medical devices. (Reprocessing of medical devices is the process for cleaning and sterilizing or disinfecting devices for reuse.) Specifically, medical device manufacturers must notify the Food and Drug Administration (1) before making changes to the design or reprocessing instructions of a device, and (2) no more than five days after widely disseminating to health care providers in a foreign country communications regarding changes to the design or reprocessing instructions of a device or regarding a safety concern about a device. A device may not be sold if the manufacturer violates these notification requirements.
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Bill from Previous Congress

HR 117-887
DEVICE Act of 2021

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-818
DEVICE Act of 2019
Feb 17, 2023
Introduced in House
Feb 17, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Feb 24, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 117-887
    DEVICE Act of 2021


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-818
    DEVICE Act of 2019


  • February 17, 2023
    Introduced in House


  • February 17, 2023
    Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.


  • February 24, 2023
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Health

DEVICE Act of 2023

USA118th CongressHR-1090| House 
| Updated: 2/24/2023
Disclosure; and Encouragement of Verification, Innovation, Cleaning, and Efficiency Act of 2023 or the DEVICE Act of 2023 This bill addresses design changes and reprocessing of medical devices. (Reprocessing of medical devices is the process for cleaning and sterilizing or disinfecting devices for reuse.) Specifically, medical device manufacturers must notify the Food and Drug Administration (1) before making changes to the design or reprocessing instructions of a device, and (2) no more than five days after widely disseminating to health care providers in a foreign country communications regarding changes to the design or reprocessing instructions of a device or regarding a safety concern about a device. A device may not be sold if the manufacturer violates these notification requirements.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 117-887
DEVICE Act of 2021

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-818
DEVICE Act of 2019
Feb 17, 2023
Introduced in House
Feb 17, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Feb 24, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 117-887
    DEVICE Act of 2021


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-818
    DEVICE Act of 2019


  • February 17, 2023
    Introduced in House


  • February 17, 2023
    Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.


  • February 24, 2023
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Ted Lieu

Ted Lieu

Democratic Representative

California

Cosponsors (2)
Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Judy Chu (Democratic)

Health Subcommittee, Energy and Commerce Committee

Health

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted