United States · Law · S
S. 172 (109th)
A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide for the regulation of all contact lenses as medical devices, and for other purposes.
Introduced
26 January 2005
Last action
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Status
Became Public Law No: 109-96.
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Source updated
9 March 2026
Summary
Deems all contact lenses to be medical devices under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. (Currently, some non-corrective, decorative contact lenses are regulated as cosmetics).
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Documents
17 official files
Enrolled Bill (text)
Enrolled Bill · EN
Enrolled Bill (PDF)
Enrolled Bill · EN
Public Law (text)
Public Law · EN · 9 November 2005
Public Law (PDF)
Public Law · EN · 9 November 2005
Public Law
summary · EN · 9 November 2005
Passed House without amendment
summary · EN · 26 October 2005
Referred in House (text)
Referred in House · EN · 6 September 2005
Referred in House (PDF)
Referred in House · EN · 6 September 2005
Engrossed in Senate (text)
Engrossed in Senate · EN · 29 July 2005
Engrossed in Senate (PDF)
Engrossed in Senate · EN · 29 July 2005
Passed Senate amended
summary · EN · 29 July 2005
Reported to Senate (text)
Reported to Senate · EN · 27 July 2005
Reported to Senate (PDF)
Reported to Senate · EN · 27 July 2005
Reported to Senate with amendment(s)
summary · EN · 27 July 2005
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 26 January 2005
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 26 January 2005
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 26 January 2005
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/senate-bill/172
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/s/172