# 117-hr-4853: Medical Device Nonvisual Accessibility Act of 2021

117-hr-4853, Medical Device Nonvisual Accessibility Act of 2021, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-4853
- Congress: 117
- Title: Medical Device Nonvisual Accessibility Act of 2021
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Introduced: 2021-07-29
- Sponsor: Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL)
- Cosponsors: 65
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-15

## Summary

Medical Device Nonvisual Accessibility Act of 2021

## Cosponsors (65)

- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2021-08-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2021-08-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2] (D-NC), 2021-08-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] (D-VA), 2021-08-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25] (D-NY), 2021-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29] (D-CA), 2021-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] (D-WA), 2021-10-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sherrill, Mikie [D-NJ-11] (D-NJ), 2021-10-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2021-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6] (D-IL), 2021-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ), 2022-02-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Axne, Cynthia [D-IA-3] (D-IA), 2022-02-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38] (D-CA), 2022-02-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] (D-NH), 2022-02-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Herrera Beutler, Jaime [R-WA-3] (R-WA), 2022-02-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL), 2022-02-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA), 2022-02-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3] (D-WI), 2022-02-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21] (D-CA), 2022-02-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mfume, Kweisi [D-MD-7] (D-MD), 2022-02-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mrvan, Frank J. [D-IN-1] (D-IN), 2022-02-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] (D-IL), 2022-02-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2022-02-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2] (D-GA), 2022-02-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Aguilar, Pete [D-CA-33] (D-CA), 2022-02-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] (D-MD), 2022-02-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3] (D-KY), 2022-02-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kirkpatrick, Ann [D-AZ-1] (D-AZ), 2022-02-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL), 2022-02-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2022-02-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52] (D-CA), 2022-02-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2022-02-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scott, David [D-GA-13] (D-GA), 2022-02-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] (D-CA), 2022-03-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Newman, Marie [D-IL-3] (D-IL), 2022-03-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8] (D-CA), 2022-03-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2022-03-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2022-03-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2] (D-RI), 2022-03-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1] (D-NC), 2022-03-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE), 2022-03-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25] (D-FL), 2022-03-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] (D-OR), 2022-03-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA), 2022-03-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] (D-TX), 2022-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] (D-CA), 2022-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McBath, Lucy [D-GA-6] (D-GA), 2022-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] (D-IL), 2022-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-5] (R-FL), 2022-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2022-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE] (D-DE), 2022-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2022-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawson, Al, Jr. [D-FL-5] (D-FL), 2022-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3] (D-MD), 2022-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4] (D-MD), 2022-05-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [D-MD-2] (D-MD), 2022-06-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2] (D-MN), 2022-06-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] (D-IL), 2022-06-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6] (D-MD), 2022-07-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bush, Cori [D-MO-1] (D-MO), 2022-07-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2] (D-LA), 2022-07-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2022-08-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] (D-RI), 2022-09-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA), 2022-11-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] (D-CT), 2022-11-07T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-4853 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/4853)

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