S4519-119

In Committee

Medical Device Electronic Labeling Act

119th Congress Introduced May 13, 2026

Summary

What This Bill Does

The bill requires allowing required labeling of devices to be made available solely by electronic means Section 502(f) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C and requires request for information and public comment. It relies on compliance mandates, reporting requirements, exemptions, and delegation of rulemaking. The main policy areas are Health, Healthcare, and Environment.

Who Benefits and How

Patients and health care consumers affected by the bill could face lower compliance burdens and Public beneficiaries or protected communities affected by the clause could face reduced risk.

Who Bears the Burden and How

Federal, state, or local agencies responsible for implementing the clause would take on compliance duties, Patients and health care consumers affected by the bill would take on compliance duties, and Environmental and public health interests affected by the bill would take on compliance duties.

Key Provisions

  • Requires allowing required labeling of devices to be made available solely by electronic means Section 502(f) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C.
  • Requires request for information and public comment.

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

The bill requires allowing required labeling of devices to be made available solely by electronic means Section 502(f) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C and requires request for information and public comment.

Key Policy Areas

Health, Healthcare, Environment

Primary Purpose

The bill requires allowing required labeling of devices to be made available solely by electronic means Section 502(f) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C and requires request for information and public comment.

Policy Domains

Health Healthcare Environment

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • Patients and health care consumers affected by the bill
  • Public beneficiaries or protected communities affected by the clause
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Patients and health care consumers affected by the bill:
Public beneficiaries or protected communities affected by the clause:
Identified Costs
  • Federal, state, or local agencies responsible for implementing the clause
  • Patients and health care consumers affected by the bill
  • Environmental and public health interests affected by the bill
  • Public beneficiaries or protected communities affected by the clause
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Patients and health care consumers affected by the bill:
Environmental and public health interests affected by the bill:
Public beneficiaries or protected communities affected by the clause:
Federal, state, or local agencies responsible for implementing the clause: ,

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
May 13, 2026

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, …

May 13, 2026

Introduced in Senate

May 13, 2026

Mr. Banks (for himself and Mr. Hickenlooper) introduced the following …

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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

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Domains
Health Healthcare Environment

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