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HR 1199 114th 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: March 2, 2015 See on congress.gov
Law Civil actions and liabilityEvidence and witnessesFraud offenses and financial crimesManufacturing
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Product safety and qualityRetail and wholesale trades
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This bill died when the 114th Congress ended
It never became law before the 114th Congress (2015–2016) 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.
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 31, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Mar 6, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.
Mar 2, 2015
Introduced in House
Mar 2, 2015
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.
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 Latest action March 31, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.

 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 activities by the seller:

  • the seller was the manufacturer or participated in the design or installation of the product;
  • the seller altered, modified, or expressly warranted the product in a manner not authorized by the manufacturer;
  • the seller had actual knowledge of the defect in the product as a result of a recall from the manufacturer or governmental entity authorized to make such recall or actual inspection at the time the seller sold the product to the claimant;
  • the seller had actual knowledge of the defect in the product at the time the seller supplied the product;
  • the seller intentionally altered or modified a product warranty, warning, or instruction from the manufacturer in a way not authorized by the manufacturer; or
  • the seller knowingly made a false representation about an aspect of the product not authorized by the manufacturer.

Limits the seller's liability to the personal injury, monetary loss, or damage to property directly caused by such activity where a claimant proves one or more of such activities was negligent.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Republican 5
Noem, Kristi
· May 6, 2016
 R
Emmer, Tom
Minnesota · Apr 26, 2016
Young, David
· Jul 28, 2015
 R
Scott, Austin
Georgia · Jun 10, 2015
 R
Stefanik, Elise M.
New York · Apr 21, 2015
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Mar 26, 2015
 R
Crawford, Eric A. "Rick"
Arkansas · Mar 2, 2015
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1199: Innocent Sellers Fairness Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1199/
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"H.R. 1199: Innocent Sellers Fairness Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1199/.
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H.R. 1199, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1199/.
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