Products Liability - Legislation
- Bill Signed by President: H.R.146 Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009
Omnibus Public Land Management Act
March 30, 2009: Signed by President.
(March 28, 2009) - Bill Sent To President: H.R.1105 Omnibus Appropriations Act of 2009
Making omnibus appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes.
March 11, 2009: Presented to President.
(March 9, 2009) - Bill Introduced: H.R.1377 To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand veteran eligibility ...
To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand veteran eligibility for reimbursement by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for emergency treatment furnished in a non-Department facility, and for other purposes.
(March 4, 2009) - Bill Introduced: S.458 False Claims Act Clarification Act of 2009
A bill to amend the False Claims Act.
(February 22, 2009) - Bill Introduced: H.R.1065 White Mountain Apache Tribe Water Rights Quantification Act of 2009
To resolve water rights claims of the White Mountain Apache Tribe in the State of Arizona, and for other purposes.
(February 11, 2009) - Bill Introduced: H.R.1096 Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification and Illegal ...
To create an electronic employment eligibility verification system to ensure that all workers in the United States are legally able to work, and for other purposes.
(February 11, 2009) - Bill Introduced: H.R.993 Guadalupe-Hidalgo Treaty Land Claims Act of 2009
To establish a Presidential commission to determine and evaluate the validity of certain land claims arising out of the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo of 1848 involving the descendants of persons who were Mexican citizens at the time of the Treaty.
(February 9, 2009) - Bill Introduced: S.404 Veterans' Emergency Care Fairness Act of 2009
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand veteran eligibility for reimbursement by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for emergency treatment furnished in a non-Department facility, and for other purposes.
(February 8, 2009) - Bill Introduced: H.R.699 Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act of 2009
To modify the requirements applicable to locatable minerals on public domain lands, consistent with the principles of self-initiation of mining claims, and for other purposes.
(January 25, 2009) - Bill Introduced: H.R.672 Military Environmental Responsibility Act
To amend title 10, United States Code, to require the Department of Defense and all other defense-related agencies of the United States to fully comply with Federal and State environmental laws, including certain laws relating to public health and worker safety, that are designed to protect the environment and the health and safety of the public, particularly those persons most vulnerable to the hazards incident to military operations and installations, such as children, members of the Armed Forces, civilian employees, and persons living in the vicinity of military operations and installations.
(January 24, 2009) - Bill Introduced: S.313 White Mountain Apache Tribe Water Rights Quantification Act of 2009
A bill to resolve water rights claims of the White Mountain Apache Tribe in the State of Arizona, and for other purposes.
(January 24, 2009) - Bill Introduced: H.R.642 Recreational Shooting Protection Act
To provide opportunities for continued recreational shooting on certain Federal public land.
(January 20, 2009) - Bill Introduced: S.263 Servicemembers Access to Justice Act of 2009
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the enforcement of the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994, and for other purposes.
(January 13, 2009) - Bill Signed by President: S.431 Keeping the Internet Devoid of Sexual Predators Act of 2007
A bill to require convicted sex offenders to register online identifiers, and for other purposes.
October 13, 2008: Signed by President.
(October 11, 2008) - Bill Signed by President: H.R.6460 Great Lakes Legacy Reauthorization Act of 2008
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to provide for the remediation of sediment contamination in areas of concern, and for other purposes.
October 08, 2008: Signed by President.
(October 6, 2008) - Bill Signed by President: H.R.1424 Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008
To amend section 712 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, section 2705 of the Public Health Service Act, and section 9812 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans.
October 03, 2008: Signed by President.
(October 1, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.3661 United States Nuclear Fuel Management Corporation Establishment Act of 2008
A bill to amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to establish a United States Nuclear Fuel Management Corporation, and for other purposes.
(September 29, 2008) - Bill Enacted: H.R.6984 Federal Aviation Administration Extension Act of 2008, Part II
To amend title 49, United States Code, to extend authorizations for the airport improvement program, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, and for other purposes.
September 30, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-330.
(September 28, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.3478 Energy Independence and Investment Act of 2008
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for the production of energy, to provide transportation and domestic fuel security, and to provide incentives for energy conservation and energy efficiency, and for other purposes.
(September 9, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.3398 Medical Device Safety Act of 2008
A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to liability under State and local requirements respecting devices.
(July 29, 2008) - Bill Enacted: H.R.3221 Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008
A bill to provide needed housing reform and for other purposes.
July 30, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-289.
(July 28, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.6592 Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute Land Conveyance Act
To authorize the conveyance of certain public land in the State of New Mexico owned or leased by the Department of Energy, and for other purposes.
(July 21, 2008) - Bill Signed by President: H.R.3403 911 Modernization and Public Safety Act of 2007
To promote and enhance public safety by facilitating the rapid deployment of IP-enabled 911 and E-911 services, encouraging the nation's transition to a national IP-enabled emergency network and improve 911 and E-911 access to those with disabilities.
July 23, 2008: Signed by President.
(July 21, 2008) - Bill Signed by President: H.R.6304 FISA Amendments Act of 2008
To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes.
July 10, 2008: Signed by President.
(July 8, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.6381 Medical Device Safety Act of 2008
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to liability under State and local requirements respecting devices.
(June 24, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.3179 Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute Land Conveyance Act
A bill to authorize the conveyance of certain public land in the State of New Mexico owned or leased by the Department of Energy, and for other purposes.
(June 21, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.3125 Energy Independence and Tax Relief Act of 2008
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain expiring provisions, and for other purposes.
(June 10, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.6270 Access, Compassion, Care, and Ethics for Seriously Ill Patients Act
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to create a new conditional approval system for drugs, biological products, and devices that is responsive to the needs of seriously ill patients, and for other purposes.
(June 10, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.3072 Making Health Care More Affordable Act of 2008
A bill to provide for comprehensive health reform.
(May 20, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.3046 ACCESS Act
A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to create a new conditional approval system for drugs, biological products, and devices that is responsive to the needs of seriously ill patients, and for other purposes.
(May 19, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.5955 Making Health Care More Affordable Act of 2008
To provide for comprehensive health reform.
(April 29, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.5844 To provide for the transfer of the decommissioned Naval Security ...
To provide for the transfer of the decommissioned Naval Security Group Activity, Skaggs Island, in Sonoma County, California, from the Department of the Navy to the Department of the Interior for conversion into a wildlife refuge for inclusion in the National Wildlife Refuge System.
(April 15, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.5792 Increasing Insurance Coverage Options for Consumers Act of 2008
To amend the Liability Risk Retention Act of 1986 to increase insurance competition and available coverage for consumers.
(April 13, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.2787 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009
A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2009 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 2009, and for other purposes.
(March 29, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.5658 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009
To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2009 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide for the protection of child custody arrangements for parents who are members of the Armed Forces deployed in support of a contingency operation, and for other purposes.
(March 29, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.2769 Firearms Information Use Act of 2008
A bill to authorize appropriate use of information in the Firearms Trace Database, and for other purposes.
(March 11, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.5527 TCE Reduction Act of 2008
To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to protect the health of susceptible populations, including pregnant women, infants, and children, by requiring a health advisory, drinking water standard, and reference concentration for trichloroethylene vapor intrusion, and for other purposes.
(March 2, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.2700 A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to double liability ...
A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to double liability limits for single-hull tankers and tank barges for 2009, and for other purposes.
(March 2, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.5494 Savannah's Law
To amend title 11 of the United States Code to make nondischargeable debts for personal injuries that result in permanent disability.
(February 24, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.2662 Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2008
A bill to respond to a medicare funding warning.
(February 23, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.5480 Medicare Funding Warning Response Act of 2008
To respond to a Medicare funding warning.
(February 23, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.2642 Renewable Energy Tax Incentives Act
A bill to establish a national renewable energy standard, to extend and create renewable energy tax incentives, and for other purposes.
(February 12, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.5455 To amend title 11 of the United States Code to make nondischargeable ...
To amend title 11 of the United States Code to make nondischargeable debts for personal injuries that result in permanent disability.
(February 12, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.5336 Brownfields Reauthorization Act of 2008
To amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to authorize funding for brownfields revitalization activities and State response programs, and for other purposes.
(February 10, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.5069 Food and Product Responsibility Act of 2008
To require manufacturers to demonstrate sufficient means to cover, for certain products distributed in commerce, costs of potential recalls, and for other purposes.
(January 15, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.4936 Antifreeze Bittering Act of 2007
To amend the Federal Hazardous Substances Act to require engine coolant and antifreeze to contain a bittering agent so as to render it unpalatable.
(January 13, 2008) - Bill Signed by President: S.2499 Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007
A bill to amend titles XVIII, XIX, and XXI of the Social Security Act to extend provisions under the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP programs, and for other purposes.
December 29, 2007: Signed by President.
(December 27, 2007) - Bill Signed by President: H.R.2761 Terrorism Risk Insurance Revision and Extension Act of 2007
To extend the Terrorism Insurance Program of the Department of the Treasury, and for other purposes.
December 26, 2007: Signed by President.
(December 24, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.11 Volunteer Pilot Organization Protection Act of 2007
A bill to provide liability protection to volunteer pilot nonprofit organizations that fly for public benefit and to the pilots and staff of such nonprofit organizations, and for other purposes.
(December 17, 2007) - Bill Signed by President: H.R.6 Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007
An Act to move the United States toward greater energy independence and security, to increase the production of clean renewable fuels, to protect consumers from price gouging, to increase the energy efficiency of products, buildings, and vehicles, to promote research on and deploy greenhouse gas capture and storage options, and to improve the energy performance of the Federal Government, and for other purposes.
December 19, 2007: Signed by President.
(December 17, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.4780 To enact title 51, United States Code, "National and ...
To enact title 51, United States Code, "National and Commercial Space Programs", as positive law.
(December 16, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.4159 Simplified USA Tax Act of 2007
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restructure and replace the income tax system of the United States to meet national priorities, and for other purposes.
(November 11, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.2127 Mine Disaster Family Assistance Act of 2007
A bill to provide assistance to families of miners involved in mining accidents.
(September 30, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.2081 Food and Product Responsibility Act of 2007
A bill to require manufacturers to demonstrate sufficient means to cover, for certain products distributed in commerce, costs of potential recalls, and for other purposes.
(September 18, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.2950 Renewable Fuels, Consumer Protection, and Energy Efficiency Act of 2007
To reduce our Nation's dependency on foreign oil by investing in clean, renewable, and alternative energy resources, promoting new emerging energy technologies, developing greater efficiency, and creating a Strategic Energy Efficiency and Renewables Reserve to invest in alternative energy, and for other purposes.
(June 26, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.1653 Convention on Supplementary Compensation for Nuclear Damage Contingent ...
A bill to implement the Convention on Supplementary Compensation for Nuclear Damage, and for other purposes.
(June 17, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.2771 Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2008
Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.
(June 17, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.1635 A bill to provide for the reimbursement of wildland firefighters for ...
A bill to provide for the reimbursement of wildland firefighters for the cost of professional liability insurance.
(June 13, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.2626 Comprehensive Health Coverage And Reform Enhancement Act of 2007
To provide for incentives to encourage health insurance coverage, and for other purposes.
(June 5, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.2580 Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act ...
To improve patient access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system.
(June 4, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.2273 Food and Drug Administration Improvement Act of 2007
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide for the deposit in the general fund of the Treasury of fees that are collected from manufacturers of drugs and devices under chapter VII of such Act, to terminate the authority of the Food and Drug Administration to negotiate with the manufacturers on particular uses of the fees, to establish a Center for Postmarket Drug Safety and Effectiveness, to establish additional authorities to ensure the safe and effective use of drugs, and for other purposes.
(May 8, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.2249 Federal Tort Claim Reform Act of 2007
To amend title 28, United States Code, to prevent administrative action with respect to, and the filing of, certain tort claims against the United States.
(May 7, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.1323 Commonsense Consumption Act of 2007
A bill to prevent legislative and regulatory functions from being usurped by civil liability actions brought or continued against food manufacturers, marketers, distributors, advertisers, sellers, and trade associations for claims of injury relating to a person's weight gain, obesity, or any health condition associated with weight gain or obesity.
(May 5, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.2191 Volunteer Pilot Organization Protection Act of 2007
To provide liability protection to nonprofit volunteer pilot organizations flying for public benefit and to the pilots and staff of such organizations.
(May 5, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.2183 Commonsense Consumption Act of 2007
To prevent legislative and regulatory functions from being usurped by civil liability actions brought or continued against food manufacturers, marketers, distributors, advertisers, sellers, and trade associations for claims of injury relating to a person's weight gain, obesity, or any health condition associated with weight gain or obesity.
(May 5, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.2030 1901 Missouri African American Expulsion Commission Act of 2007
To establish a commission to investigate the expulsion of African-American residents of the Missouri cities of Aurora, Monett, Newburg, Pierce City, Cassville, and Webb City from their homes that occurred between August 1894 and August 1901, and make recommendations regarding the feasibility and appropriateness of providing reparations to such residents.
(April 23, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.1894 Child Care Construction and Renovation Act of 2007
To provide for the construction and renovation of child care facilities, and for other purposes.
(April 15, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.1767 Consumer Rental Purchase Agreement Act
To amend the Consumer Credit Protection Act to assure meaningful disclosures of the terms of rental-purchase agreements, including disclosures of all costs to consumers under such agreements, to provide certain substantive rights to consumers under such agreements, and for other purposes.
(March 27, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.Con.Res.109 Establishing the congressional budget for the United States ...
Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2008 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2009 through 2012.
(March 27, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.1012 Consumer Rental-Purchase Agreement Act of 2007
A bill to amend the Consumer Credit Protection Act to assure meaningful disclosures of the terms of rental-purchase agreements, including disclosures of all costs to consumers under such agreements, to provide certain substantive rights to consumers under such agreements, and for other purposes.
(March 26, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.1052 Federal Engineering Accountability Act of 2007
To provide an option to proceed with an action in any Federal court to recover actual damages for physical or property damage in a major disaster that proximately results from the failure or negligence of the Army Corps of Engineers in the design, construction, or maintenance of a project for which the Corps is legally responsible.
(February 12, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.1012 Small Business Growth Act of 2007
To reform laws and procedures affecting small business.
(February 11, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.989 Innocent Sellers Fairness Act
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.
(February 10, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.961 Respirator Access Assurance Act of 2007
To protect American workers and responders by ensuring the continued commercial availability of respirators and to establish rules governing product liability actions against manufacturers and sellers of respirators.
(February 6, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.328 Homeland Emergency Response Operations Act
A bill to ensure the implementation of the recommendations of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States.
(January 15, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.3879 Convention on Supplementary Compensation for Nuclear Damage Contingent ...
A bill to implement the Convention on Supplementary Compensation for Nuclear Damage, and for other purposes.
(September 6, 2006) - Bill Introduced: S.3274 Asbestos Claims bill
A bill to create a fair and efficient system to resolve claims of victims for bodily injury caused by asbestos exposure, and for other purposes.
(May 24, 2006) - Bill Introduced: S.2831 Free Flow of Information Act of 2006
A bill to guarantee the free flow of information to the public through a free and active press while protecting the right of the public to effective law enforcement and the fair administration of justice.
(May 16, 2006) - Bill Introduced: H.R.5413 To make improvements in the codification of title 46, United States Code.
To make improvements in the codification of title 46, United States Code.
(May 15, 2006) - Bill Introduced: S.2802 American Innovation and Competitiveness Act of 2006
A bill to improve American innovation and competitiveness in the global economy.
(May 13, 2006) - Bill Introduced: H.R.5256 Recreational Marine Preservation Act of 2006
To establish a statute of repose for civil actions filed against recreational vessel manufacturers.
(April 30, 2006) - Bill Introduced: H.R.4845 Innovation and Competitiveness Act
To better prepare and develop the United States workforce for the global economy, and remove barriers that stifle innovation.
(February 28, 2006) - Bill Introduced: H.R.4707 Simplified USA Tax Act of 2006
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restructure and replace the income tax system of the United States to meet national priorities, and for other purposes.
(February 6, 2006) - Bill Introduced: H.R.4703 To provide meaningful civil remedies for victims of the sexual ...
To provide meaningful civil remedies for victims of the sexual exploitation of children.
(February 5, 2006) - Bill Introduced: S.2155 A bill to provide meaningful civil remedies for victims of the sexual ...
A bill to provide meaningful civil remedies for victims of the sexual exploitation of children.
(December 18, 2005) - Bill Introduced: S.1835 A bill to authorize the Secretary of Energy to purchase certain ...
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Energy to purchase certain essential mineral rights and resolve natural resource damage liability claims.
(October 4, 2005) - Bill Introduced: H.R.3978 To authorize the Secretary of Energy to purchase certain essential ...
To authorize the Secretary of Energy to purchase certain essential mineral rights and resolve natural resource damage liability claims.
(October 4, 2005) - Bill Enacted: H.R.6 Daylight Saving Time bill
To ensure jobs for our future with secure, affordable, and reliable energy.
August 08, 2005: Became Public Law No: 109-58.
(August 6, 2005) - Bill Introduced: H.R.3584 Superfund Polluter Pays Act
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the financing of the Superfund.
(July 26, 2005) - Bill Introduced: S.10 Energy bill
An original bill to enhance the energy security of the United States, and for other purposes.
(June 7, 2005) - Bill Introduced: S.865 Price-Anderson Amendments Act of 2005
A bill to amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to reauthorize the Price-Anderson provisions.
(April 18, 2005) - Bill Introduced: H.R.895 Nuclear Waste Terrorist Threat Assessment and Protection Act
To provide for interagency planning for preparing for, defending against, and responding to the consequences of terrorist attacks against the Yucca Mountain Project, and for other purposes.
(February 15, 2005)