Innocent Sellers Fairness Act
Latest action · Jun 5, 2006 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 25, 2006
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Innocent Sellers Fairness Act - Exempts a lawful seller from liability for personal injury, monetary loss, or damage to property arising out of an accident or transaction involving a seller's products, unless the claimant proves one or more of the following non-sale activities by the seller: (1) the seller was the manufacturer of the product; (2) the seller participated in the design of the product; (3) the seller participated in the installation of the product; or (4) the seller altered, modified, or expressly warranted the product in a manner not authorized by the manufacturer.
Requires, where a claimant proves one or more of such activities, that: (1) the activity be negligent; and (2) damages be limited to those directly caused by the activity.
Cosponsors 23
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 25, 2006 to Dec 5, 2006; 9 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-OK | Dan Boren | Original | May 25, 2006 |
| R-TX | Jeb Hensarling | Original | May 25, 2006 |
| R-NY | John R. "Randy" Kuhl Jr. | Original | May 25, 2006 |
| D-TN | Lincoln Davis | Original | May 25, 2006 |
| R-CO | Marilyn N. Musgrave | Original | May 25, 2006 |
| R-TX | Michael T. McCaul | Original | May 25, 2006 |
| R-CT | Nancy L. Johnson | Original | May 25, 2006 |
| R-OH | Robert W. Ney | Original | May 25, 2006 |
| R-CA | Wally Herger | Original | May 25, 2006 |
| R-FL | Jeff Miller | Jun 8, 2006 | |
| R-TN | Marsha Blackburn | Jun 8, 2006 | |
| R-FL | Tom Feeney | Jun 8, 2006 | |
| R-NC | Virginia Foxx | Jun 8, 2006 | |
| R-OH | Steve Chabot | Jun 9, 2006 | |
| R-MN | John Kline | Jun 29, 2006 | |
| R-IL | John Shimkus | Jun 29, 2006 | |
| R-KY | Anne M. Northup | Jul 20, 2006 | |
| R-KY | Ron Lewis | Jul 20, 2006 | |
| R-WI | Mark Green | Jul 25, 2006 | |
| R-NH | Charles F. Bass | Sep 13, 2006 | |
| R-NY | Sue W. Kelly | Sep 13, 2006 | |
| R-NH | Jeb Bradley | Sep 14, 2006 | |
| R-UT | Chris Cannon | Dec 5, 2006 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred May 25, 2006 |
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred May 25, 2006 |
| Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee | Referred Jun 5, 2006 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 5, 2006Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman .
- May 25, 2006Introduced in House
- May 25, 2006Referred 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.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To prevent undue disruption of interstate commerce by limiting civil actions brought against persons whose only role with regard to a product in the stream of commerce is as a lawful seller of the product.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Innocent Sellers Fairness Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Law.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 25, 2006Introduced in House
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