United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 2012 (110th)
Contact Lens Consumer Health Protection Act
Introduced
24 April 2007
Last action
25 April 2007 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.
Sponsors
Rep. Ross, Mike [D-AR-4], Rep. Whitfield, Ed [R-KY-1], Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR], Rep. Hall, Ralph M. [R-TX-4], Rep. Drake, Thelma D. [R-VA-2], Rep. Allen, Thomas H. [D-ME-1], Rep. Lewis, Ron [R-KY-2], Rep. Platts, Todd Russell [R-PA-19], Sen. Kirk, Mark Steven [R-IL], Rep. Westmoreland, Lynn A. [R-GA-3], Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9], Rep. Bachus, Spencer [R-AL-6], Rep. Carney, Christopher P. [D-PA-10], Rep. Marshall, Jim [D-GA-8], Rep. Roskam, Peter J. [R-IL-6], Rep. Farr, Sam [D-CA-20], Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-27], Rep. Sali, Bill [R-ID-1], Rep. Mollohan, Alan B. [D-WV-1], Rep. Boren, Dan [D-OK-2]
Subjects
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Source updated
14 August 2025
Summary
Contact Lens Consumer Health Protection Act - Amends the Fairness to Contact Lens Consumers Act to require the seller to provide the prescriber with a toll-free telephone number and email address for questions relating to a contact lens prescription verification request. Revises the verification event in which a prescription is verified if the prescriber fails to communicate with the seller within eight business hours, or a similar time as defined by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), after receiving required patient and prescription information from the seller to provide that, if a prescriber communicates a question or concern to a seller through such toll-free telephone service or dedicated email address before such eight-hour period has ended, the seller must obtain affirmative confirmation of the accuracy of the prescription from the prescriber before the prescription is considered verified. Authorizes a prescriber to make a written request to a seller that all contact lens prescription verification requests be communicated by a preferred method of communication, including telephone, facsimile, or email. Prohibits any seller of contact lenses from overfilling a prescription. Authorizes fines for violations of this Act in amount up to $100,000 per violation.
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Timeline
24 April 2007
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Source: IntroReferral
24 April 2007
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
24 April 2007
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
25 April 2007
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 24 April 2007 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Ross, Mike [D-AR-4] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Whitfield, Ed [R-KY-1] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Hall, Ralph M. [R-TX-4] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Drake, Thelma D. [R-VA-2] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Allen, Thomas H. [D-ME-1] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Lewis, Ron [R-KY-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Platts, Todd Russell [R-PA-19] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Kirk, Mark Steven [R-IL] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Westmoreland, Lynn A. [R-GA-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Bachus, Spencer [R-AL-6] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Carney, Christopher P. [D-PA-10] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Marshall, Jim [D-GA-8] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Roskam, Peter J. [R-IL-6] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Farr, Sam [D-CA-20] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-27] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Sali, Bill [R-ID-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Mollohan, Alan B. [D-WV-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Boren, Dan [D-OK-2] · D · Cosponsor
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/house-bill/2012
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/hr/2012
- us · 110-hr-2012 · source updated 14 August 2025