3.0.0 5069 2023-01-11T13:15:19Z 2023-01-11T13:15:19Z House H HR 2008-01-17 110 hsag00 Agriculture Committee House Standing hsag14 Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology Subcommittee Referred to 2008-04-25T19:19:07Z hsag29 Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Subcommittee Referred to 2008-04-25T19:19:02Z Referred to 2008-01-17T15:03:05Z hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif17 Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee Referred to 2008-01-18T21:52:47Z hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2008-01-18T21:52:32Z Referred to 2008-01-17T15:03:00Z Food and Product Responsibility Act of 2007 110 2081 S 2007-09-20 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Related bill CRS 2008-04-25 hsag14 Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Specialty Crops, Rural Development, and Foreign Agriculture. Committee 2008-04-25 hsag29 Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry. Committee 2008-01-18 hsif17 Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection. Committee 2008-01-18 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2008-01-17 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsag00 Agriculture Committee 2008-01-17 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2008-01-17 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2008-01-17 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2008-01-17 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress V000108 Rep. Visclosky, Peter J. [D-IN-1] PETER VISCLOSKY D IN J. 1 N W000801 Rep. Wilson, Charles A. [D-OH-6] Charles Wilson D OH A. 6 2008-01-17 True C001068 Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] Steve Cohen D TN 9 2008-01-17 True M000844 Rep. Mollohan, Alan B. [D-WV-1] ALAN MOLLOHAN D WV B. 1 2008-01-17 True D000216 Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] ROSA DELAURO D CT 3 2008-01-17 True P000099 Rep. Pastor, Ed [D-AZ-4] ED PASTOR D AZ 4 2008-01-17 True K000009 Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] MARCY KAPTUR D OH 9 2008-01-17 True M001120 Rep. Murtha, John P. [D-PA-12] JOHN MURTHA D PA P. 12 2008-01-17 True A000357 Rep. Allen, Thomas H. [D-ME-1] THOMAS ALLEN D ME H. 1 2008-01-17 True H001040 Rep. Hare, Phil [D-IL-17] Phil Hare D IL 17 2008-01-28 False M001149 Rep. Michaud, Michael H. [D-ME-2] Michael Michaud D ME H. 2 2008-02-07 False S001156 Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-39] Linda Sánchez D CA T. 39 2008-03-03 False H001030 Rep. Hill, Baron P. [D-IN-9] BARON HILL D IN P. 9 2008-04-08 False C001072 Rep. Carson, Andre [D-IN-7] Andre Carson D IN 7 2008-05-15 False Commerce Agriculture and Food Agriculture in foreign trade Consumer education Customs administration Damages Defective products Food safety Foreign Trade and International Finance Imports Law Manufacturing industries Meat Poultry Products liability Commerce 00 2008-01-17 Introduced in House 2008-04-21T13:47:35Z Food and Product Responsibility Act of 2008 - Applies this Act to replacement equipment, food, drugs, devices, cosmetics, biological products, consumer products, meat or meat food product, poultry or poultry products, and eggs or egg products (covered products).

Prohibits a manufacturer from distributing a covered product unless the manufacturer holds a certification from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection that the manufacturer possesses sufficient means (through insurance or otherwise) to cover the entire cost of a recall of the product, including administrative costs, compensatory damages, and costs of any product liability or other lawsuit relating to that product.

Amends the Federal Meat Inspection Act (regarding meat and meat food products), the Poultry Products Inspection Act (regarding poultry and poultry products), the Egg Products Inspection Act (regarding eggs and egg products), and the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FDCA) (regarding food) to provide for voluntary and mandatory recalls of adulterated or misbranded articles, notice to consumers and health officials, and related procedures.

]]> Food and Product Responsibility Act of 2008 Display Title Food and Product Responsibility Act of 2008 Official Title as Introduced To require manufacturers to demonstrate sufficient means to cover, for certain products distributed in commerce, costs of potential recalls, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Food and Product Responsibility Act of 2008 Introduced in House 2008-01-17T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr5069ih/xml/BILLS-110hr5069ih.xml 2008-04-25 Referred to the Subcommittee on Specialty Crops, Rural Development, and Foreign Agriculture. 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.