Commonsense Consumption Act of 2007
Latest action · Jun 4, 2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law.
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 7, 2007
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Commonsense Consumption Act of 2007 - Prohibits new, and requires dismissal of pending, civil actions by any person against a manufacturer, marketer, distributor, advertiser, or seller of food, or a trade association, for any injury related to a person's accumulated acts of consumption of food and weight gain, obesity, or any associated health condition. Subjects to such prohibition: (1) any action brought by a person other than the person on whose weight gain, obesity, or health condition the action is based; and (2) any derivative action brought by or on behalf of any person or any representative, spouse, parent, child, or other relative of that person.
Excludes from this prohibition any actions alleging: (1) a breach of express contract or express warranty provided that the grounds of recovery are unrelated to a person's weight gain, obesity, or related health condition; (2) a knowing violation of a federal or state statute applicable to the marketing, advertisement, or labeling of food with intent for a person to rely on that violation, where such person relied on that violation, and where such reliance was the proximate cause of injury related to that person's weight gain, obesity, or related health condition; or (3) a violation brought by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) under the Federal Trade Commission Act or by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.
Cosponsors 53
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 7, 2007 to Jun 3, 2008; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-FL | Ric Keller | Original | May 7, 2007 |
| D-GA | David Scott | May 8, 2007 | |
| R-GA | Phil Gingrey | May 9, 2007 | |
| D-GA | Jim Marshall | May 15, 2007 | |
| R-IN | Dan Burton | Jun 7, 2007 | |
| R-FL | Jeff Miller | Jun 7, 2007 | |
| R-GA | Lynn A. Westmoreland | Jun 7, 2007 | |
| R-KY | Ron Lewis | Jun 7, 2007 | |
| R-FL | Vern Buchanan | Jun 7, 2007 | |
| R-OH | Deborah Pryce | Jun 12, 2007 | |
| R-GA | Jack Kingston | Jun 12, 2007 | |
| R-ID | Michael K. Simpson | Jun 12, 2007 | |
| R-OH | Patrick J. Tiberi | Jun 12, 2007 | |
| R-MS | Roger F. Wicker | Jun 12, 2007 | |
| R-OH | Steven C. LaTourette | Jun 12, 2007 | |
| R-AL | Terry Everett | Jun 12, 2007 | |
| R-VA | Jo Ann Davis | Jun 14, 2007 | |
| R-MD | Roscoe G. Bartlett | Jun 14, 2007 | |
| R-WY | Barbara Cubin | Jun 15, 2007 | |
| R-CA | Wally Herger | Jun 15, 2007 | |
| R-CO | Doug Lamborn | Jun 19, 2007 | |
| R-VA | Eric Cantor | Jun 19, 2007 | |
| R-IN | Mark E. Souder | Jun 19, 2007 | |
| R-TX | Michael C. Burgess | Jun 19, 2007 | |
| R-VA | Virgil H. Goode Jr. | Jun 19, 2007 | |
| D-KS | Dennis Moore | Jun 20, 2007 | |
| D-TN | Jim Cooper | Jun 20, 2007 | |
| D-GA | John Barrow | Jun 20, 2007 | |
| D-AR | Mike Ross | Jun 20, 2007 | |
| R-NY | John R. "Randy" Kuhl Jr. | Jun 26, 2007 | |
| R-TX | K. Michael Conaway | Jun 26, 2007 | |
| D-TN | Lincoln Davis | Jun 26, 2007 | |
| R-TX | Ralph M. Hall | Jun 26, 2007 | |
| R-NC | Robin Hayes | Jun 26, 2007 | |
| R-OH | Steve Chabot | Jun 26, 2007 | |
| R-AR | John Boozman | Jul 10, 2007 | |
| R-MN | John Kline | Jul 10, 2007 | |
| R-VA | Bob Goodlatte | Jul 11, 2007 | |
| R-TX | Sam Johnson | Jul 12, 2007 | |
| R-FL | Adam H. Putnam | Jul 17, 2007 | |
| R-VA | J. Randy Forbes | Jul 17, 2007 | |
| R-LA | Rodney Alexander | Jul 23, 2007 | |
| R-MI | Peter Hoekstra | Jul 31, 2007 | |
| R-PA | Joseph R. Pitts | Aug 2, 2007 | |
| R-CA | Darrell Issa | Sep 26, 2007 | |
| D-AL | Robert E. (Bud) Cramer Jr. | Oct 4, 2007 | |
| R-AL | Spencer Bachus | Oct 22, 2007 | |
| R-NC | Patrick T. McHenry | Feb 27, 2008 | |
| R-FL | Gus M. Bilirakis | Mar 4, 2008 | |
| R-NC | Virginia Foxx | May 20, 2008 | |
| R-MI | Thaddeus G. McCotter | May 21, 2008 | |
| D-NY | Michael A. Arcuri | Jun 3, 2008 | |
| R-MI | Tim Walberg | Jun 3, 2008 |
Committees 1
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 7, 2007 |
| Commercial and Administrative Law Subcommittee | Referred Jun 4, 2007 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 4, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law.
- May 7, 2007Introduced in House
- May 7, 2007Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1323 | Commonsense Consumption Act of 2007 | Related bill | May 11, 2007 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To prevent legislative and regulatory functions from being usurped by civil liability actions brought or continued against food manufacturers, marketers, distributors, advertisers, sellers, and trade associations for claims of injury relating to a person's weight gain, obesity, or any health condition associated with weight gain or obesity.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Commonsense Consumption Act of 2007
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Law.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 7, 2007Introduced in House
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