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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.

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Introduced

26 January 2005

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Status

Became Public Law No: 109-96.

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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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