3.0.0 3416 2023-03-08T20:12:44Z 2023-03-08T20:12:44Z Senate S 2021-12-16 117 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2021-12-16T19:37:26Z 2021-12-16 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. IntroReferral 2021-12-16 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M001169 Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] Christopher Murphy D CT S. N B001310 Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN] Mike Braun R IN 2021-12-16 True Health Health 00 2021-12-16 Introduced in Senate 2023-01-12T11:27:36Z Protecting Patients from Counterfeit Medical Devices Act

This bill expands provisions in the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act pertaining to counterfeit drugs to also cover counterfeit medical devices and addresses related issues. (Current law prohibits trafficking in counterfeit goods generally.)

The bill prohibits certain actions, such as selling counterfeit devices or forging labels to make counterfeit medical devices. An individual or entity that makes or sells a counterfeit medical device shall be subject to fines, imprisonment for up to 10 years, or both.

Counterfeit medical devices, packaging and labeling for counterfeit medical devices, and items used for making counterfeit medical devices may be seized pursuant to a federal court proceeding.

]]> Protecting Patients from Counterfeit Medical Devices Act Display Title Protecting Patients from Counterfeit Medical Devices Act Short Title(s) as Introduced Protecting Patients from Counterfeit Medical Devices Act Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to expand the enforcement authority of the Food and Drug Administration with respect to counterfeit devices. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2021-12-16T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117s3416is/xml/BILLS-117s3416is.xml 2021-12-16 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.