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Interstate Commerce Freedom Act

Introduced: September 14, 1999 See on congress.gov
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May 17, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade, and Consumer Protection.
Apr 27, 1999
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on 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.
Apr 27, 1999
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Interstate Commerce Freedom Act - Provides that, in any civil action brought in State or Federal court alleging liability of a manufacturer for harm resulting from: (1) a product of the manufacturer, the manufacturer shall not be liable for such harm if a proximate cause of the harm was a criminal or intentionally tortuous act of a person other than the manufacturer; and (2) any sale or marketing of a product of the manufacturer, the manufacturer shall not be liable for such harm unless the manufacturer failed to substantially comply with a State or Federal statute applicable to the sale or marketing of such product and such failure was a proximate cause of the harm.

Preempts inconsistent State law, except for State law that provides greater protections from liability for manufacturers.

What's happening now May 17, 1999

Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade, and Consumer Protection.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 2
Sanford, Mark
· Sep 14, 1999
 R
Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · Aug 3, 1999
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Sessions, Pete
Texas · Aug 3, 1999
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1577: Interstate Commerce Freedom Act. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-1577/
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"H.R. 1577: Interstate Commerce Freedom Act." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-1577/.
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H.R. 1577, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-1577/.
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