3.0.0 1199 2023-01-11T13:28:15Z 2023-01-11T13:28:15Z House HR 2015-03-02 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 35 (Monday, March 2, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. FARENTHOLD:H.R. 1199.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clauses 3, 9, and 18 of theConstitution[Page H1526]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee Referred to 2015-03-31T21:02:46Z Referred to 2015-03-02T17:03:10Z hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif17 Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee Referred to 2015-03-06T15:09:24Z Referred to 2015-03-02T17:03:15Z 2015-03-31 hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. Committee 2015-03-06 hsif17 Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade. Committee 2015-03-02 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 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2015-03-02 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 2015-03-02 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 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2015-03-02 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-03-02 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress F000460 Rep. Farenthold, Blake [R-TX-27] Blake Farenthold R TX 27 N S000583 Rep. Smith, Lamar [R-TX-21] LAMAR SMITH R TX 21 2015-03-02 True F000448 Rep. Franks, Trent [R-AZ-8] Trent Franks R AZ 8 2015-03-02 True D000533 Rep. Duncan, John J., Jr. [R-TN-2] JOHN DUNCAN R TN J. 2 2015-03-02 True C001087 Rep. Crawford, Eric A. "Rick" [R-AR-1] Eric Crawford R AR A. "Rick" 1 2015-03-02 True J000290 Rep. Jenkins, Lynn [R-KS-2] Lynn Jenkins R KS 2 2015-03-02 True C000266 Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1] STEVE CHABOT R OH 1 2015-03-23 False S000250 Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-32] PETE SESSIONS R TX 32 2015-03-26 False H001051 Rep. Hanna, Richard L. [R-NY-22] Richard Hanna R NY L. 22 2015-03-26 False K000363 Rep. Kline, John [R-MN-2] John Kline R MN 2 2015-04-21 False S001196 Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21] Elise Stefanik R NY M. 21 2015-04-21 False S001189 Rep. Scott, Austin [R-GA-8] Austin Scott R GA 8 2015-06-10 False Y000066 Rep. Young, David [R-IA-3] David Young R IA 3 2015-07-28 False P000602 Rep. Pompeo, Mike [R-KS-4] Mike Pompeo R KS 4 2016-04-25 False G000564 Rep. Gibson, Christopher P. [R-NY-19] Christopher Gibson R NY P. 19 2016-04-26 False E000294 Rep. Emmer, Tom [R-MN-6] Tom Emmer R MN 6 2016-04-26 False N000184 Rep. Noem, Kristi L. [R-SD-At Large] Kristi Noem R SD L. 0 2016-05-06 False Law Civil actions and liability Evidence and witnesses Fraud offenses and financial crimes Manufacturing Product safety and quality Retail and wholesale trades Law 00 2015-03-02 Introduced in House 2015-03-18T18:21:07Z 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 activities by the seller:

  • the seller was the manufacturer or participated in the design or installation of the product;
  • the seller altered, modified, or expressly warranted the product in a manner not authorized by the manufacturer;
  • the seller had actual knowledge of the defect in the product as a result of a recall from the manufacturer or governmental entity authorized to make such recall or actual inspection at the time the seller sold the product to the claimant;
  • the seller had actual knowledge of the defect in the product at the time the seller supplied the product;
  • the seller intentionally altered or modified a product warranty, warning, or instruction from the manufacturer in a way not authorized by the manufacturer; or
  • the seller knowingly made a false representation about an aspect of the product not authorized by the manufacturer.

Limits the seller's liability to the personal injury, monetary loss, or damage to property directly caused by such activity where a claimant proves one or more of such activities was negligent.

]]> 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 2015-03-02T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr1199ih/xml/BILLS-114hr1199ih.xml 2015-03-31 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. 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.