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HR 1966 107th Congress House

Interstate Commerce Freedom Act

Official title: To establish certain uniform legal principles of liability with respect to manufacturers of products.

Introduced: May 23, 2001 See on congress.gov
Law Civil actions and liabilityCommerceCongressCrime and Law Enforcement
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Criminal liabilityFederal preemptionGovernment Operations and PoliticsInterstate commerceLegislationLiability (Law)Manufacturing industriesMarketingProducts liabilityRetail tradeState lawsTortsWholesale trade
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This bill died when the 107th Congress ended
It never became law before the 107th Congress (2001–2002) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Jun 8, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
May 23, 2001
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.
May 23, 2001
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 8, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.

 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 tortious 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.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 1
CRANE, PHILIP
· Jun 4, 2002
Vitter, David
· May 9, 2002
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · May 23, 2001
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1966: Interstate Commerce Freedom Act. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-1966/
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"H.R. 1966: Interstate Commerce Freedom Act." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-1966/.
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H.R. 1966, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-1966/.
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