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S 908 109th Congress Senate

Commonsense Consumption Act of 2005

Official title: A bill to allow Congress, State legislatures, and regulatory agencies to determine appropriate laws, rules, and regulations to address the problems of weight g… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to allow Congress, State legislatures, and regulatory agencies to determine appropriate laws, rules, and regulations to address the problems of weight gain, obesity, and health conditions associated with weight gain or obesity.

Introduced: December 19, 2005 Introduced by: McConnell, Mitch Republican · Kentucky See on congress.gov
Law Agriculture and FoodCivil actions and liabilityCommerceDamages
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Discovery (Law)Food industryGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthInjunctionsJurisdictionLiability (Law)ObesityProducts liabilityRetail tradeState courtsTrade associations
This bill died when the 109th Congress ended
It never became law before the 109th Congress (2005–2006) 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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Apr 26, 2005
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4261-4262)
Apr 26, 2005
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 Latest action April 26, 2005

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4261-4262)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Commonsense Consumption Act of 2005 - Prohibits new and dismisses pending civil actions by any person against a manufacturer, marketer, distributor, advertiser, or seller of food or a trade association for any injury related to a person's accumulated acts of consumption of food and weight gain, obesity, or any associated health condition, excluding actions alleging: (1) a breach of express contract or express warranty provided that the grounds of recovery are unrelated to a person's weight gain, obesity, or related health condition; (2) a knowing violation of a federal or state statute applicable to the marketing, advertisement, or labeling of food with intent for a person to rely on that violation, where such person relied on that violation, and where such reliance was the proximate cause of injury related to that person's weight gain, obesity, or related health condition; or (3) a violation brought by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) under the Federal Trade Commission Act or by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.

Requires in any excluded action: (1) a stay of discovery during the pendency of any motion to dismiss, unless necessary to preserve evidence or to prevent undue prejudice; and (2) evidence preservation during the stay. Requires the complaint in such an action to plead with particularity: (1) each element of the cause of action; (2) the Federal and State statutes that were allegedly violated; (3) the specific facts alleged to constitute the violation of law; and (4) the specific facts that are alleged to have caused the claimed injury.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 908: Commonsense Consumption Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-908/
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