3.0.0 542 2023-01-11T13:20:40Z 2023-01-11T13:20:40Z House H HR 2011-02-08 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. FILNER:H.R. 542.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The constitutional authority of Congress to enact thislegislation is provided by Article I, Section 8 of the UnitedStates Constitution (Clauses 1, 3, 14, and 18), which grantCongress the power to provide for the general welfare of theUnited States; to regulate Commerce among the several States;to make rules for the Government; and to make all Laws whichshall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution theforegoing Powers.[Page H552]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee Referred to 2011-02-14T20:05:12Z Referred to 2011-02-08T19:06:00Z 2011-02-14 hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution. Committee 2011-02-10 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E199) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2011-02-08 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2011-02-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2011-02-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress F000116 Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51] BOB FILNER D CA 51 N K000336 Rep. Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10] DENNIS KUCINICH D OH J. 10 2011-03-03 False Law Civil actions and liability Consumer affairs Manufacturing Product safety and quality Law 00 2011-02-08 Introduced in House 2011-03-03T18:57:20Z Consumer Protection Act of 2011 - Invalidates as a defense to a tort claim in any court in the United States that a manufacturer of a product has fulfilled that manufacturer's duty of care when providing all of the necessary information to a learned intermediary, who then interacts with the consumer of the product.

Defines a "learned intermediary" as a person licensed under applicable state or federal law to advise a consumer whether or not to use the product in question.

]]> Consumer Protection Act of 2011 Display Title Consumer Protection Act of 2011 Official Title as Introduced To eliminate the learned intermediary defense to tort claims based on product liability, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Consumer Protection Act of 2011 Introduced in House 2011-02-08T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr542ih/xml/BILLS-112hr542ih.xml 2011-02-14 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution. 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.