Workplace Goods Job Growth and Competitiveness Act of 2006
Latest action · Dec 8, 2006 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 431.
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.
- IntroducedJul 28, 2005
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Workplace Goods Job Growth and Competitiveness Act of 2006 - Prohibits the filing of a civil action against a manufacturer or seller of a durable good (except a motor vehicle, vessel, aircraft, or train that is used primarily to transport passengers for hire) more than 12 years after it was delivered to its first purchaser or lessee for: (1) damage to property allegedly caused by that good; or (2) damages for death or personal injury allegedly caused by that good if the claimant has received or is eligible to receive worker compensation and the injury does not involve a toxic harm (including, but not limited to, any asbestos-related harm).
Declares that this Act: (1) shall not bar an action against a defendant who made an express warranty in writing as to the safety or life expectancy of a specific product for a period of more than 12 years (except that this Act shall apply at the expiration of such warranty); (2) does not affect the limitations period established by the General Aviation Revitalization Act of 1994; (3) does not supersede or modify any statute or common law that authorizes an action for civil damages, cost recovery, or any other form of relief for remediation of the environment; (4) does not affect regulatory enforcement actions brought by state or federal agencies; and (5) does not bar a civil action against a manufacturer or seller of a durable good who fraudulently concealed a defect in it.
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 28, 2005 to Sep 21, 2006, with 2 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-IL | Henry J. Hyde | Original | Jul 28, 2005 |
| R-NC | Howard Coble | Original | Jul 28, 2005 |
| R-NC | Virginia Foxx | Feb 16, 2006 | |
| R-WI | Mark Green | Mar 29, 2006 | |
| R-IL | Ray LaHood | Sep 21, 2006 |
Actions 12
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 8, 2006Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.
- Dec 8, 2006Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 431.
- Dec 8, 2006Referred sequentially to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce for a period ending not later than Dec. 8, 2006 for consideration of such provisions of the bill and amendment as fall within the jurisdiction of that committee pursuant to clause 1(f), rule X.
- Dec 8, 2006Reported (Amended) by the Committee on 109-728, Part I.
- Jul 19, 2006Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1363 | Workplace Goods Job Growth and Competitiveness Act of 2005 | Related bill | Mar 17, 2005 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Law.
- Civil actions and liability
- Commerce
- Damages
- Environmental Protection
- Federal preemption
- Government Operations and Politics
- Hazardous wastes
- Labor and Employment
- Law
- Liability for environmental damages
- Limitation of actions
- Manufacturing industries
- Products liability
- Torts
- Warranties
- Workers' compensation
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 8, 2006Reported in House
- Jul 28, 2005Introduced in House
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