3.0.0 2183 2023-01-11T15:47:58Z 2023-01-11T15:47:58Z House H HR 2007-05-07 110 hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju09 Commercial and Administrative Law Subcommittee Referred to 2007-06-04T13:47:31Z Referred to 2007-05-07T16:32:00Z Commonsense Consumption Act of 2007 110 1323 S 2007-05-11 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6011-6012) Related bill CRS 2007-06-04 hsju09 Commercial and Administrative Law Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law. Committee 2007-05-07 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2007-05-07 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2007-05-07 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B001254 Rep. Boren, Dan [D-OK-2] Dan Boren D OK 2 N K000361 Rep. Keller, Ric [R-FL-8] RIC KELLER R FL 8 2007-05-07 True S001157 Rep. 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LaTourette, Steven C. [R-OH-14] STEVEN LATOURETTE R OH C. 14 2007-06-12 False P000555 Rep. Pryce, Deborah [R-OH-15] DEBORAH PRYCE R OH 15 2007-06-12 False D000597 Rep. Davis, Jo Ann [R-VA-1] JO ANN DAVIS R VA 1 2007-06-14 False B000208 Rep. Bartlett, Roscoe G. [R-MD-6] ROSCOE BARTLETT R MD G. 6 2007-06-14 False H000528 Rep. Herger, Wally [R-CA-2] WALLY HERGER R CA 2 2007-06-15 False C000962 Rep. Cubin, Barbara [R-WY-At Large] BARBARA CUBIN R WY 0 2007-06-15 False G000280 Rep. Goode, Virgil H., Jr. [R-VA-5] VIRGIL GOODE R VA H. 5 2007-06-19 False L000564 Rep. Lamborn, Doug [R-CO-5] Doug Lamborn R CO 5 2007-06-19 False C001046 Rep. Cantor, Eric [R-VA-7] ERIC CANTOR R VA 7 2007-06-19 False B001248 Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26] Michael Burgess R TX C. 26 2007-06-19 False S001143 Rep. Souder, Mark E. [R-IN-3] MARK SOUDER R IN EDWARD 3 2007-06-19 False R000573 Rep. Ross, Mike [D-AR-4] MIKE ROSS D AR 4 2007-06-20 False C000754 Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5] JAMES COOPER D TN H. 5 2007-06-20 False M001140 Rep. Moore, Dennis [D-KS-3] DENNIS MOORE D KS 3 2007-06-20 False B001252 Rep. Barrow, John [D-GA-12] John Barrow D GA 12 2007-06-20 False C001062 Rep. Conaway, K. Michael [R-TX-11] K. Conaway R TX Michael 11 2007-06-26 False C000266 Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1] STEVE CHABOT R OH 1 2007-06-26 False H001029 Rep. Hayes, Robin [R-NC-8] ROBIN HAYES R NC 8 2007-06-26 False D000599 Rep. Davis, Lincoln [D-TN-4] Lincoln Davis D TN 4 2007-06-26 False K000364 Rep. Kuhl, John R. "Randy", Jr. [R-NY-29] John Kuhl R NY R. "Randy" 29 2007-06-26 False H000067 Rep. Hall, Ralph M. [R-TX-4] RALPH HALL R TX M. 4 2007-06-26 False B001236 Rep. Boozman, John [R-AR-3] John Boozman R AR 3 2007-07-10 False K000363 Rep. Kline, John [R-MN-2] John Kline R MN 2 2007-07-10 False G000289 Rep. Goodlatte, Bob [R-VA-6] ROBERT GOODLATTE R VA W. 6 2007-07-11 False J000174 Rep. Johnson, Sam [R-TX-3] SAM JOHNSON R TX 3 2007-07-12 False P000586 Rep. Putnam, Adam H. [R-FL-12] ADAM PUTNAM R FL H. 12 2007-07-17 False F000445 Rep. Forbes, J. Randy [R-VA-4] J. Forbes R VA Randy 4 2007-07-17 False A000361 Rep. Alexander, Rodney [R-LA-5] Rodney Alexander R LA 5 2007-07-23 False H000676 Rep. Hoekstra, Peter [R-MI-2] PETER HOEKSTRA R MI 2 2007-07-31 False P000373 Rep. Pitts, Joseph R. [R-PA-16] JOSEPH PITTS R PA R. 16 2007-08-02 False I000056 Rep. Issa, Darrell E. [R-CA-49] DARRELL ISSA R CA E. 49 2007-09-26 False C000868 Rep. Cramer, Robert E. (Bud), Jr. [D-AL-5] ROBERT CRAMER D AL E. 5 2007-10-04 False B000013 Rep. Bachus, Spencer [R-AL-6] SPENCER BACHUS R AL 6 2007-10-22 False M001156 Rep. McHenry, Patrick T. [R-NC-10] Patrick McHenry R NC 10 2008-02-27 False B001257 Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-9] Gus Bilirakis R FL M. 9 2008-03-04 False F000450 Rep. Foxx, Virginia [R-NC-5] Virginia Foxx R NC 5 2008-05-20 False M001147 Rep. McCotter, Thaddeus G. [R-MI-11] Thaddeus McCotter R MI G. 11 2008-05-21 False W000798 Rep. Walberg, Timothy [R-MI-7] Timothy Walberg R MI 7 2008-06-03 False A000363 Rep. Arcuri, Michael A. [D-NY-24] Michael Arcuri D NY A. 24 2008-06-03 False Law Agriculture and Food Civil actions and liability Commerce Damages Discovery (Law) Food industry Government Operations and Politics Health Injunctions Jurisdiction Liability (Law) Marketing Obesity Products liability Retail trade State courts Trade associations Law 00 2007-05-07 Introduced in House 2007-05-14T19:33:22Z 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.

]]> Commonsense Consumption Act of 2007 Display Title Commonsense Consumption Act of 2007 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. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Commonsense Consumption Act of 2007 Introduced in House 2007-05-07T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr2183ih/xml/BILLS-110hr2183ih.xml 2007-06-04 Referred to the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.