3.0.0 2518 2023-01-11T13:19:10Z 2023-01-11T13:19:10Z House H HR 2009-05-20 111 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif17 Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee Referred to 2009-05-21T16:40:40Z Referred to 2009-05-20T14:02:44Z hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing Referred to 2009-05-20T14:02:43Z 2009-05-21 hsif17 Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection. Committee 2009-05-20 Referred to House Energy and Commerce IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2009-05-20 Referred 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. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2009-05-20 Referred to House Judiciary IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2009-05-20 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2009-05-20 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B001254 Rep. Boren, Dan [D-OK-2] Dan Boren D OK 2 N J000289 Rep. Jordan, Jim [R-OH-4] Jim Jordan R OH 4 2009-05-20 True L000111 Rep. Latham, Tom [R-IA-4] TOM LATHAM R IA 4 2009-05-20 True D000533 Rep. Duncan, John J., Jr. [R-TN-2] JOHN DUNCAN R TN J. 2 2009-05-20 True S001143 Rep. Souder, Mark E. [R-IN-3] MARK SOUDER R IN EDWARD 3 2009-05-20 True B001149 Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-5] DAN BURTON R IN 5 2009-05-20 True K000363 Rep. Kline, John [R-MN-2] John Kline R MN 2 2009-05-21 False M001134 Rep. Myrick, Sue Wilkins [R-NC-9] SUE MYRICK R NC WILKINS 9 2009-05-21 False J000290 Rep. Jenkins, Lynn [R-KS-2] Lynn Jenkins R KS 2 2009-05-21 False I000023 Rep. Inglis, Bob [R-SC-4] BOB INGLIS R SC 4 2009-07-10 False Law Civil actions and liability Evidence and witnesses Manufacturing Product safety and quality Retail and wholesale trades Law 00 2009-05-20 Introduced in House 2009-06-12T18:28:36Z 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.

]]> Innocent Sellers Fairness Act Display Title Innocent Sellers Fairness Act 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. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Innocent Sellers Fairness Act Introduced in House 2009-05-20T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr2518ih/xml/BILLS-111hr2518ih.xml 2009-05-21 Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection. 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.