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H.R. 1323 (106th)

Silicone Breast Implant Research and Information Act

openUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

25 March 1999

Last action

13 September 2000 · Introduced

Status

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H7562-7563)

Sponsors

Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29], Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32], Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT], Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4], Rep. Frost, Martin [D-TX-24], Rep. LaFalce, John J. [D-NY-29], Rep. Bentsen, Ken [D-TX-25], Rep. Sandlin, Max [D-TX-1], Rep. Baldacci, John Elias [D-ME-2], Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI], Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51], Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH], Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12], Del. Underwood, Robert A. [D-GU-At Large], Rep. Pelosi, Nancy [D-CA-11], Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-33], Rep. Shows, Ronnie [D-MS-4], Rep. Jefferson, William J. [D-LA-2], Rep. Lampson, Nick [D-TX-22], Rep. McNulty, Michael R. [D-NY-23], Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1], Rep. Horn, Stephen [R-CA-38], Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18], Rep. Thurman, Karen L. [D-FL-5], Rep. Ford, Harold E., Jr. [D-TN-9], Rep. Carson, Julia [D-IN-7], Rep. Gilman, Benjamin A. [R-NY-20], Rep. Maloney, James H. [D-CT-5], Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15], Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Rivers, Lynn N. [D-MI-13], Rep. Emerson, Jo Ann [R-MO-8], Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9], Rep. Payne, Donald M. [D-NJ-10], Rep. Wynn, Albert Russell [D-MD-4], Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6], Rep. Gonzalez, Charles A. [D-TX-20], Rep. Wilson, Heather [R-NM-1], Rep. Whitfield, Ed [R-KY-1], Rep. Hulshof, Kenny C. [R-MO-9], Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3], Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7], Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4], Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9], Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO], Rep. Skeen, Joe [R-NM-2], Rep. Roemer, Tim [D-IN-3]

Subjects

Healthcare

Source updated

3 June 2026

Healthcare

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Summary

Silicone Breast Implant Research and Information Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to: (1) appoint an official of the Department of Health and Human Services to serve as the NIH coordinator regarding silicone breast implant research; (2) establish either a study section or special emphasis panel for NIH to review extramural silicone breast implant research grant applications to ensure research design and quality, as well as quality intramural research; and (3) conduct or support research to expand the understanding of the health implications of silicone breast implants. Directs the Commissioner of Food and Drugs to: (1) take specified steps to make updated information about the risks of silicone breast implant available to the public, via the toll-free Consumer Information Line and other means; (2) revise the breast implant information update to clarify the procedure for reporting implant problems; (3) require manufacturers to update implant package inserts and informed consent documents regularly with accurate information; and (4) require any manufacturer conducting an adjunct study on implants to take specified measures with respect to informed consent documents, including informing women on how to obtain a Medwatch form and encouraging women who withdraw from the study, or who would like to report a problem, to submit such a form. Establishes the President's Interagency Committee on Silicone Breast Implants to ensure strategic management, communication, and oversight of Federal policy formation, research, and activities regarding silicone breast implants. Authorizes appropriations.

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Timeline

  1. 25 March 1999

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Commerce.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 25 March 1999

    Introduced

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E567)

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 25 March 1999

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 25 March 1999

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  5. 12 April 1999

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

    Source: Committee

  6. 22 June 1999

    Introduced

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4720-4721)

    Source: IntroReferral

  7. 11 July 2000

    Introduced

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H5814-5815)

    Source: IntroReferral

  8. 13 September 2000

    Introduced

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H7562-7563)

    Source: IntroReferral

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