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S. 2609 (107th)

Contact Lens Prescription Release Act of 2002

openUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

11 June 2002

Last action

26 June 2002 · Floor

Status

Star Print ordered on the bill.

Sponsors

Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT], Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY], Sen. Bennett, Robert F. [R-UT]

Subjects

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Source updated

19 August 2025

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Summary

Contact Lens Prescription Release Act of 2002 - Instructs the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to promulgate a rule on ophthalmic practice that requires a contact lens prescriber to provide the patient (or, upon request, the patient's agent) a copy of the contact lens prescription. Sets forth guidelines for the rule pertaining to expiration dates for contact lenses. Directs the FTC to promulgate a rule to make it an unfair trade practice for a contact lenses industry member to: (1) publish any advertisement or sales presentation relating to contact lenses that represents that they may be obtained without a valid prescription; or (2) sell contact lenses to a consumer or agent of a consumer unless the seller obtains a copy of an unexpired prescription or verifies the prescription by notifying the prescriber of the intended sale.

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Timeline

  1. 11 June 2002

    Introduced

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5370-5371)

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 11 June 2002

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 11 June 2002

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 26 June 2002

    Floor

    Star Print ordered on the bill.

    Source: Floor

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  • Introduced in Senate (text)

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