PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY IN FOOD CONSUMPTION ACT

Amendments

Enact (H.R. 554), H8920 [18OC], H8931, H8933, H8934, H8935 [19OC]

Bills and resolutions

Enact (H.R. 554): consideration (see H. Res. 494), H8845 [17OC]

Remarks in House

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, H8933, H8934 [19OC]

———clarify plantiff's pleading requirements relative to lawsuits against manufacturers, distributors, or sellers of food or non-alcoholic beverage products that comply with applicable statutes and regulations, H8931 [19OC]

———permit civil actions alleging that products claiming to assist in weight loss caused heart disease or other complications, H8935, H8936 [19OC]

———preserve State jurisdiction over lawsuits against manufacturers, distributors, or sellers of food or non-alcoholic beverage products, H8929, H8934, H8935 [19OC]

———prohibit civil lawsuits by a food manufacturer, seller, or trade association against an individual, H8931-H8933 [19OC]

Enact (H.R. 554), H8923, H8925-H8940, H8963 [19OC], E2138 [20OC]

———consideration (H. Res. 494), H8885-H8888 [18OC]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (H.R. 554), S11696 [20OC]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 554, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 494) (H. Rept. 109-249), H8845 [17OC]

Provisions: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 554) (H. Rept. 109-130), H4485 [14JN]

Texts of

H. Res. 494, consideration of H.R. 554, provisions, H8885 [18OC]

H.R. 554, provisions, H8930 [19OC]