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H.R. 4028 (105th)

Silicone Breast Implant Research and Information Act

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Introduced

10 June 1998

Last action

29 June 1998 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

Sponsors

Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29], Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4], Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18], Rep. Bentsen, Ken [D-TX-25], Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-33], Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10], Rep. Frost, Martin [D-TX-24], Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18], Rep. Roemer, Tim [D-IN-3], Rep. Yates, Sidney R. [D-IL-9], Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16], Rep. Thurman, Karen L. [D-FL-5], Rep. Lampson, Nick [D-TX-22], Rep. Furse, Elizabeth [D-OR-1], Rep. Manzullo, Donald A. [R-IL-16], Rep. Hooley, Darlene [D-OR-5], Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH], Rep. Poshard, Glenn [D-IL-22], Rep. Jefferson, William J. [D-LA-2], Rep. Taylor, Gene [D-MS-4], Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51], Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9], Rep. McCrery, Jim [R-LA-4], Rep. Maloney, James H. [D-CT-5], Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2], Rep. Tauscher, Ellen O. [D-CA-10], Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI], Rep. Baldacci, John Elias [D-ME-2], Rep. Matsui, Robert T. [D-CA-5], Del. Underwood, Robert A. [D-GU-At Large], Rep. Skeen, Joe [R-NM-2], Rep. Capps, Lois [D-CA-24], Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12], Sen. Ensign, John [R-NV], Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2], Rep. Carson, Julia [D-IN-7], Rep. English, Phil [R-PA-3], Rep. Hall, Ralph M. [R-TX-4], Rep. Hulshof, Kenny C. [R-MO-9], Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1], Rep. Snyder, Vic [D-AR-2], Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32], Rep. Horn, Stephen [R-CA-38], Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT], Del. Christensen, Donna M. [D-VI-At Large], Rep. Sandlin, Max [D-TX-1], Rep. Turner, Jim [D-TX-2], Rep. LaFalce, John J. [D-NY-29]

Subjects

Healthcare

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3 June 2026

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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. 10 June 1998

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Commerce.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 10 June 1998

    Introduced

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1089-1090)

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 10 June 1998

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 10 June 1998

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  5. 29 June 1998

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

    Source: Committee

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