Innocent Sellers Fairness Act
Latest action · Feb 13, 2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 12, 2007
- 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 63
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 12, 2007 to Apr 23, 2008; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-OH | Steve Chabot | Original | Feb 12, 2007 |
| R-FL | Jeff Miller | Mar 14, 2007 | |
| R-TN | Marsha Blackburn | Mar 14, 2007 | |
| R-MN | John Kline | Mar 20, 2007 | |
| R-IN | Dan Burton | Mar 23, 2007 | |
| R-TX | Jeb Hensarling | Mar 23, 2007 | |
| R-CO | Marilyn N. Musgrave | Mar 23, 2007 | |
| R-TX | Michael T. McCaul | Mar 23, 2007 | |
| R-UT | Chris Cannon | Mar 28, 2007 | |
| R-IL | John Shimkus | Mar 28, 2007 | |
| R-CA | Wally Herger | Mar 30, 2007 | |
| R-LA | Bobby Jindal | Apr 17, 2007 | |
| D-TN | Lincoln Davis | Apr 17, 2007 | |
| R-TX | Pete Sessions | Apr 17, 2007 | |
| R-MN | Jim Ramstad | Apr 18, 2007 | |
| R-AR | John Boozman | Apr 18, 2007 | |
| R-TX | Louie Gohmert | Apr 18, 2007 | |
| R-IN | Mike Pence | Apr 18, 2007 | |
| R-KY | Ron Lewis | Apr 18, 2007 | |
| R-OK | Tom Cole | Apr 18, 2007 | |
| R-AZ | Trent Franks | Apr 18, 2007 | |
| R-TN | Zach Wamp | Apr 18, 2007 | |
| R-CT | Christopher Shays | Apr 19, 2007 | |
| R-TX | Kenny Marchant | Apr 19, 2007 | |
| R-AK | Don Young | Apr 23, 2007 | |
| R-OH | Paul E. Gillmor | Apr 23, 2007 | |
| R-IL | Ray LaHood | Apr 23, 2007 | |
| R-MO | W. Todd Akin | Apr 23, 2007 | |
| R-GA | Lynn A. Westmoreland | Apr 26, 2007 | |
| R-UT | Rob Bishop | Apr 26, 2007 | |
| R-KS | Todd Tiahrt | Apr 26, 2007 | |
| R-OH | Steven C. LaTourette | May 1, 2007 | |
| R-NC | Virginia Foxx | May 1, 2007 | |
| R-WA | Cathy McMorris Rodgers | May 7, 2007 | |
| R-IN | Steve Buyer | May 7, 2007 | |
| R-NC | Sue Wilkins Myrick | May 7, 2007 | |
| R-OH | Jean Schmidt | May 8, 2007 | |
| R-IL | Peter J. Roskam | May 9, 2007 | |
| R-VA | Virgil H. Goode Jr. | May 9, 2007 | |
| R-KY | Geoff Davis | May 17, 2007 | |
| R-OK | Mary Fallin | May 17, 2007 | |
| R-ID | Michael K. Simpson | May 24, 2007 | |
| R-IN | Mark E. Souder | Jun 19, 2007 | |
| R-KY | Harold Rogers | Jul 18, 2007 | |
| R-OH | Patrick J. Tiberi | Jul 23, 2007 | |
| R-IL | J. Dennis Hastert | Jul 31, 2007 | |
| R-IL | Judy Biggert | Aug 1, 2007 | |
| R-PA | Joseph R. Pitts | Aug 2, 2007 | |
| R-WY | Barbara Cubin | Sep 7, 2007 | |
| R-VA | Bob Goodlatte | Sep 7, 2007 | |
| R-NY | John R. "Randy" Kuhl Jr. | Sep 18, 2007 | |
| R-NM | Heather Wilson | Sep 19, 2007 | |
| R-CA | Darrell Issa | Sep 26, 2007 | |
| R-LA | Richard H. Baker | Sep 27, 2007 | |
| R-MI | Vernon J. Ehlers | Oct 17, 2007 | |
| R-IA | Tom Latham | Nov 5, 2007 | |
| R-OH | Jim Jordan | Dec 5, 2007 | |
| R-TN | John J. Duncan, Jr. | Apr 2, 2008 | |
| R-PA | Todd Russell Platts | Apr 3, 2008 | |
| D-NC | Heath Shuler | Apr 9, 2008 | |
| R-CA | Gary G. Miller | Apr 14, 2008 | |
| R-OH | Robert E. Latta | Apr 22, 2008 | |
| R-MN | Michele Bachmann | Apr 23, 2008 |
Withdrew 1 Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. D-IL Jul 11, 2007
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 Feb 12, 2007 |
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Feb 12, 2007 |
| Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee | Referred Feb 13, 2007 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 13, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.
- Feb 12, 2007Introduced in House
- Feb 12, 2007Referred 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.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 2
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 110-166 | PROTECTING THE PLAYROOM: HOLDING FOREIGN MANUFACTURERS ACCOUNTABLE FOR DEFECTIVE PRODUCTS90 pages | Judiciary Committee | Nov 15, 2007 |
| Serial No. 110-23 | FULL COMMITTEE HEARING ON LIABILITY REFORM AND SMALL BUSINESS139 pages | Small Business Committee | May 17, 2007 |
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.
- Feb 12, 2007Introduced in House
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