To provide that a person who brings a product liability action in a Federal or State court for injuries sustained from a product that is not in compliance with a voluntary or mandatory standard issued by the Consumer Product Safety Commission may recover treble damages, and for other purposes.

Bill Number

HR 405

Introduced

Jan 28, 2003

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection, for a period to be subsequently determined by t ...

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Administrative procedure Civil actions and liability Commerce Consumer Product Safety Commission Government Operations and Politics Government publicity Independent regulatory commissions Law Product safety Products liability Punitive damages Standards

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Summary

Establishes triple damages as the remedy for any person who brings a product liability action in a Federal or State court for injuries sustained from use of a product which is not in compliance with a voluntary or mandatory standard issued by the Consumer Product Safety Commission.

Directs the Commission to reissue, within 90 days, each voluntary and mandatory standard it has for a product with a notification to product manufacturers of such treble damages.

Actions

Feb 3, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
Jan 28, 2003

Referred 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.
Jan 28, 2003

Introduced in House

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