H.R. 1328 · 118th Congress

Medical Device Nonvisual Accessibility Act of 2023

Introduced on Mar 1, 2023 by Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL-9). 85 cosponsors, 6 of them from another party. Latest action (Mar 10, 2023): Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Stage
Introduced
Introduced
Mar 1, 2023
Cosponsors
85
6 from the other party
Policy area
Health
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. 2Reported by committee
  3. 3Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to establish nonvisual accessibility standards for certain devices with digital interfaces, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Administrative law and regulatory procedures
  • Computers and information technology
  • Disability and health-based discrimination
  • Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
  • Health care coverage and access
  • Health technology, devices, supplies
  • Photography and imaging

Summary

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Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Janice D. SchakowskyD-IL-9Sponsor

Democrats · 79

Republicans · 6

Roll calls

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History

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  1. Mar 1, 2023Introduced in House
  2. Mar 1, 2023Introduced in House
  3. Mar 1, 2023 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
  4. Mar 10, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Committees

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Who lobbied on it

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  1. National Federation of the Blind5 reports
    $100K reported (all issues)
  2. DEXCOM, INC.4 reports
    $720K reported (all issues)
  3. ADVANCED MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSN3 reports
    $2.9M reported (all issues)
  4. AARP1 report
    $4.4M reported (all issues)
  5. MEDTRONIC INC.1 report
    $660K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: MEDTRONIC INC$15.8M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 99%
  6. Save the Children Federation, Inc.1 report
    $130K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: SAVE THE CHILDREN FEDERATION, INC.AI match · 100%

Reports filed in 2023, 2024.

Sources and method

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
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  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.