Protection of Lawful Commerce in Stone Slab Products Act
Official title: To prohibit civil actions brought against a manufacturer or seller of a stone slab product for harm resulting from the alteration of such a product by a fabricator, and for other purposes.
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Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 16 - 7.
Protection of Lawful Commerce in Stone Slab Products Act
This bill prohibits civil actions in federal or state court against manufacturers or sellers of certain stone slab products. The term stone slab product includes a product made with quartz, mineral, crystal, glass, porcelain, or other stone, ceramic or similar material, that has been shipped or transported in interstate or foreign commerce.
Specifically, the bill prohibits a civil action against a manufacturer or seller of a stone slab product for injuries arising from or related to the fabrication of the stone slab product by another party, including injuries caused by exposure to respirable silica or other substances.
The bill requires any such civil action that is pending on the date of enactment to be dismissed.
- Introduced in House Formatted Text PDF Formatted XML
- MAVEN ADVOCACY PARTNERS LLC
- 1607 STRATEGIES, LLC
- AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION
- AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE
- BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP
- BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP
Bodies those filers lobbied
- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
- SENATE
- Labor, Dept of (DOL)
- Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)
- Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)
- Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
- White House Office
Cite this page
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5437: Protection of Lawful Commerce in Stone Slab Products Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5437/
"H.R. 5437: Protection of Lawful Commerce in Stone Slab Products Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5437/.
H.R. 5437, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5437/.
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