US Congress House Bill 2746 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 13-0)
Status: Introduced on July 19 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-09-13 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Pending: House Subcommittee on the Constitution And Civil Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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

Rep. Blake Farenthold [R-TX]	Rep. Michele Bachmann [R-MN]	Rep. Jim Bridenstine [R-OK]	Rep. Steve Chabot [R-OH]
Sen. Tom Cotton [R-AR]	Rep. Eric Crawford [R-AR]	Rep. Tim Griffin [R-AR]	Rep. Jim Jordan [R-OH]
Rep. John Kline [R-MN]	Rep. Tom Latham [R-IA]	Rep. Austin Scott [R-GA]	Rep. Lamar Smith [R-TX]
Rep. Lynn Westmoreland [R-GA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-09-13	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
2013-07-26	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.
2013-07-19	House	Referred to House Energy and Commerce
2013-07-19	House	Referred to House Judiciary
2013-07-19	House	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.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/2746/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr2746/BILLS-113hr2746ih.pdf