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HR 989 110th Congress House

Innocent Sellers Fairness Act

Official title: 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 … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: 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.

Introduced: April 18, 2007 See on congress.gov
Law CommerceProducts liabilityRetail tradeWholesale trade
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Feb 13, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.
Feb 12, 2007
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.
Feb 12, 2007
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 13, 2007

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 non-sale activities by the seller: (1) the seller was the manufacturer of the product; (2) the seller participated in the design of the product; (3) the seller participated in the installation of the product; or (4) the seller altered, modified, or expressly warranted the product in a manner not authorized by the manufacturer.

Requires, where a claimant proves one or more of such activities, that: (1) the activity be negligent; and (2) damages be limited to those directly caused by the activity.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Republican 11
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Latta, Robert E.
Ohio · Apr 22, 2008
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Jordan, Jim
Ohio · Dec 5, 2007
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Issa, Darrell
California · Sep 26, 2007
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Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Jul 18, 2007
 R
Simpson, Michael K.
Idaho · May 24, 2007
 R
Foxx, Virginia
North Carolina · May 1, 2007
 R
Boozman, John
Arkansas · Apr 18, 2007
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Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Apr 18, 2007
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Sessions, Pete
Texas · Apr 17, 2007
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McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Mar 23, 2007
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Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Mar 14, 2007
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 989: Innocent Sellers Fairness Act. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-989/
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"H.R. 989: Innocent Sellers Fairness Act." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-989/.
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H.R. 989, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-989/.
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