,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bgdf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #ai1 #bjac ,mr4 
,f>5?old introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y1 &
 9 addition to ! ,committee on ,en]gy & 
,comm]ce1 = a p]iod to be subsequ5tly   
det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* case =      
consid]ation ( su* provisions z fall )9 
! jurisdiction ( ! committee conc]n$  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to prev5t undue disruption (  
int]/ate comm]ce by limit+ civil actions
 br\ght aga9/ p]sons ^: only role )     
reg>d to a product 9 ! /ream ( comm]ce  
is z a lawful sell] ( ! product4  #a4   
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,innoc5t ,sell]s ,fairness ,act4  #b4   
,f9d+s ,congress f9ds t--  7#a7 an      
innoc5t sell] %\ld n be held responsible
 "u ! doctr9e ( product liability =     
damages t ! sell] did n cause2  7#b7 z a
 result ( product liability1 sell]s are 
(t5 br\ght into litigation despite !    
fact t !y _h no control or input 9 !    
design1 production1 or any o!r aspect ( 

an alleg$ly defective product1 & may    
!re=e face increas$ co/s due to !       
possibility or result ( disproportionate
 damage aw>ds2  7#c7 due to high        
liability co/s & unw>rant$ litigation   
co/s1 sell]s face high] co/s 9 pur*as+  
insurance ?r\gh int]/ate insurance      
m>kets to cov] _! activities2  7#d7     
liability re=m = sell]s w promote ! free
 fl[ ( goods & s]vices1 less5 burd5s on 
int]/ate comm]ce1 decrease litigi\sness1
 & l[] prices to consum]s2 &  7#e7      
legislation to address ^! conc]ns is an 
appropriate ex]cise ( ! p[]s ( ,congress
 "u clauses #c1 #i1 & #ah ( section #h (
 article ,i ( ! ,con/itution ( ! ,unit$ 
,/ates1 & ! #ad? ,am5dm5t to !          
,con/itution ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  #c4    
,limitation on liability ( product      
sell]s  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,no sell] ( any    
product %all be liable = p]sonal injury1
 monet>y loss1 or damage to prop]ty     
aris+ out ( an accid5t or transaction   
involv+ su* product1 unless ! claimant  
proves "o or m ( ! foll[+ activities by 

! sell]3  7#a7 ,! sell] 0 ! manufactur] 
( ! product4  7#b7 ,! sell] p>ticipat$ 9
 ! design ( ! product4  7#c7 ,! sell]   
p>ticipat$ 9 ! in/allation ( ! product4 
7#d7 ,! sell] alt]$1 modifi$1 or        
expressly w>rant$ ! product 9 a mann] n 
au?oriz$ by ! manufactur]4  7#e7 ,!     
sell] _h actual k ( ! defect 9 ! product
 z a result ( a recall f ! manufactur]  
or gov]nm5tal entity au?oriz$ to make   
su* recall or actual inspection at ! "t 
! sell] sold ! product to ! claimant4   
7#f7 ,! sell] _h actual k ( ! defect 9 !
 product at ! "t ! sell] suppli$ !      
product4  7#g7 ,! sell] int5tionally    
alt]$ or modifi$ a product w>ranty1 w>n+
 or in/ruction f ! manufactur] 9 a way n
 au?oriz$ by ! manufactur]4  7#h7 ,!    
sell] kn[+ly made a false repres5tation 
ab\t an aspect ( ! product n au?oriz$ by
 ! manufactur]4  7b7 ,liability ( sell] 
9 cases ( neglig5ce ,if ! claimant      
proves "o or m ( ! activities describ$ 9
 subsection 7a7 & su* activity 0        
neglig5t1 ! sell]'s liability is limit$ 

to ! p]sonal injury1 monet>y loss1 or   
damage to prop]ty1 directly caus$ by su*
 activity4  7c7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3
  7#a7 ,manufactur] ,! t]m manufactur]  
means a p]son :o is lawfully engag$ 9 ! 
bus9ess ( manufactur+ a product 9       
int]/ate or =eign comm]ce dur+ su*      
p]son's regul> c\rse ( trade or bus9ess4
  7#b7 ,p]son ,! t]m p]son means any    
individual1 corporation1 company1       
association1 firm1 p>tn]%ip1 society1   
jo9t /ock company1 or any o!r entity1   
includ+ any gov]nm5tal entity4  7#c7    
,sell] ,! t]m sell] means a p]son :o is 
lawfully engag$ 9 ! bus9ess ( m>ket+1   
di/ribut+1 adv]tis+1 or sell+ a product 
9 int]/ate or =eign comm]ce dur+ su*    
p]son's regul> c\rse ( trade or bus9ess4
  7d7 ,effective date ,?is ,act applies 
to any civil action involv+ a product t 
0 sold to ! claimant on or aft] ! date (
 ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4