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Senate bill · 111th Congress · Did not become law

Medical Device Safety Act of 2009

S. 540Introduced Mar 5, 2009Policy area: Health
Sponsor: Sen. Edward Kennedy D-MA
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Where it went

Latest action: Aug 4, 2009 — Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 111-1031.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

23 cosponsors — 22 Democrats, 1 independent

0 of 23 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Jesse Bingaman (D-NM), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Roland Burris (D-IL), Robert Byrd (D-WV), Bob Casey (D-PA), Christopher Dodd (D-CT), Richard Durbin (D-IL), Russell Feingold (D-WI), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Kay Hagan (D-NC), Thomas Harkin (D-IA), Tim Johnson (D-SD), Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Claire McCaskill (D-MO), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), John Reed (D-RI), Jay Rockefeller (D-WV), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Charles Schumer (D-NY), Tom Udall (D-NM), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI).

More from the sponsor

Other 111th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Edward Kennedy.

Sponsor’s state and district

Massachusetts in Congress

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Data as of Sep 26, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.