Controversial legislation to reduce the regulatory burden for health-tech entrepreneurs has been introduced in the Senate this month.

The Preventing Regulatory Overreach to Enhance Care Technology (PROTECT) Act of 2014 was proposed by Senators Angus King (I-Maine) and Deb Fischer (R-Nebraska). Much like the SOFTWARE Act from October of 2013, the bill would strip authority from the Washington D.C. regulators who currently oversee health IT, notably the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).