HRES 527 · 104th Congress · Health

Relating to breast implants, the Food and Drug Administration, and public health.

Introduced 1996-09-19· Sponsored by Rep. McIntosh, David M. [R-IN-2]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.(1996-09-25)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the Food and Drug Administration should: (1) ensure that women with breast cancer and other women seeking breast reconstruction have enhanced access to silicone gel breast implants; (2) eliminate requirements that those women participate in clinical studies in order to obtain the implants; and (3) issue a definitive statement on the relationship (or lack thereof) between silicone gel breast implants and connective tissue disease, classic auto-immune symptoms, and other serious diseases.…

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