HR 1966 · 107th Congress 2001–2003, ended

Interstate Commerce Freedom Act

Introduced May 23, 2001 Originated House Sponsor John N. Hostettler R-IN

Fact sheet

Latest action · Jun 8, 2001 Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

IntroducedMay 23, 2001
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Interstate Commerce Freedom Act - Provides that, in any civil action brought in State or Federal court alleging liability of a manufacturer for harm resulting from: (1) a product of the manufacturer, the manufacturer shall not be liable for such harm if a proximate cause of the harm was a criminal or intentionally tortious act of a person other than the manufacturer; and (2) any sale or marketing of a product of the manufacturer, the manufacturer shall not be liable for such harm unless the manufacturer failed to substantially comply with a State or Federal statute applicable to the sale or marketing of such product and such failure was a proximate cause of the harm.

Preempts inconsistent State law, except for State law that provides greater protections from liability for manufacturers.

Cosponsors 14

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 23, 2001 to Jun 18, 2002, with 6 there on the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
R-CO	Bob Schaffer	Original	May 23, 2001
D-AZ	Bob Stump	Original	May 23, 2001
R-FL	Cliff Stearns	Original	May 23, 2001
R-TX	Pete Sessions	Original	May 23, 2001
D-VA	Rick Boucher	Original	May 23, 2001
R-NC	Walter B. Jones	Original	May 23, 2001
R-LA	David Vitter		May 9, 2002
D-VA	Virgil H. Goode Jr.		May 9, 2002
R-IN	Brian D. Kerns		May 21, 2002
R-IN	Mark E. Souder		May 21, 2002
R-GA	John Linder		Jun 4, 2002
R-IL	Philip M. Crane		Jun 4, 2002
R-NC	Robin Hayes		Jun 4, 2002
R-GA	Charles W. Norwood		Jun 18, 2002

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

Jun 8, 2001Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
May 23, 2001Introduced in House
May 23, 2001Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Subjects

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