PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY IN FOOD CONSUMPTION ACT

Amendments

Enact (H.R. 339), H927, H928 [9MR], H947, H954, H955, H957, H959, H961, H964, H971, H973, H974, H976 [10MR]

Articles and editorials

Obesity Passing Smoking as Top Avoidable Cause of Death, H937 [10MR]

Bills and resolutions

Enact (H.R. 339): consideration (see H. Res. 552), H926 [9MR]

Court documents

Earline Cook v. Several Entities Involved in Selling Certain Dietary Supplements, H977-H979 [10MR]

Letters

Provisions: Michael F. Jacobson, Center for Science in the Public Interest, H939 [10MR]

———Representative Barton, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H947 [10MR]

———Representative Sensenbrenner, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), H947 [10MR]

Remarks in House

Children and youth: increase in childhood obesity, H938 [10MR]

Courts: allow actions to be brought by, or on behalf of, certain young children against sellers of food or non-alcoholic beverage products that market specifically to such children, H971, H972 [10MR]

———allow civil action against food manufacturers or sellers who negligently violate Federal or State statues causing injury relative to a person's weight gain, obesity, or related health condition, H961-H964 [10MR]

———exclude actions brought in State courts from prevention of frivolous lawsuits against manufacturers, distributors, or sellers of food or non-alcoholic beverage products, H957-H959 [10MR]

———exclude manufacturers or sellers of meat from downed animals from protection against frivolous lawsuits against manufacturers, distributors, or sellers of food or non-alcoholic beverage products, H964-H968 [10MR]

———permit civil actions alleging that products claiming to assist in weight loss caused heart disease or other complications, H974-H977 [10MR]

———prohibit civil lawsuits by a food manufacturer, seller, or trade association against an individual, H973, H974 [10MR]

———require proper labeling of genetically altered food to qualify for immunity from frivolous lawsuits against manufacturers, distributors, or sellers of food or non-alcoholic beverage products, H959-H961 [10MR]

Enact (H.R. 339), H868 [4MR], H878 [9MR], H930, H946-H981 [10MR], H7080 [14SE], E352, E357 [11MR], E409 [18MR]

———consideration (H. Res. 552), H933-H942 [10MR]

Food industry: exempt actions brought under State consumer protection laws from the prevention of frivolous lawsuits against manufacturers, distributors, or sellers of food or non-alcoholic beverage products, H955-H957 [10MR], E409 [18MR]

Government regulations: retroactivity in application to pending court cases, H976-H981 [10MR]

Schools: require mandatory physical education, H938 [10MR]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (H.R. 339), S3197 [25MR], S3217 [26MR]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 339, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 552) (H. Rept. 108-435), H926 [9MR]

Provisions: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 339) (H. Rept. 108-432), H876 [8MR]

Testimonies

Provisions: Gerard Musante, H941 [10MR]

Texts of

H. Res. 552, consideration of H.R. 339, provisions, H933 [10MR]

H.R. 339, provisions, H953 [10MR]