H.R. 339: Personal Responsibility in Food Consumption Act

108th Congress · introduced 2003-01-27 · Law · Latest: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 463.

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Where it came from: introduced 2003-01-27 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Keller, Ric [R-FL-8] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: 7 recorded votes in our records. Latest: House roll call 48 (2004): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR339 (2004-03-10), Failed. See all
Where it stands now: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 463. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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What does this mean?

Official title

Personal Responsibility in Food Consumption Act

Plain summary

Personal Responsibility in Food Consumption Act - Shields the manufacturer, distributor, or seller of a food or non-alcoholic beverage product intended for human consumption from civil liability, relating to consumption of such products, in Federal or State court, unless the plaintiff proves that the product was not in compliance with applicable statutory and regulatory requirements at the time of sale.

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Official text

Personal Responsibility in Food Consumption Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Keller, Ric [R-FL-8] · 119 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 339, Personal Responsibility in Food Consumption Act (2004-02-10); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 339, Personal Responsibility in Food Consumption Act (2004-02-10)

Cosponsors on this site

Sam Graves (R-MO), Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL), Darrell Issa (R-CA), Tom Cole (R-OK), Joe Wilson (R-SC), John R. Carter (R-TX), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and 59 more.

Recorded votes

House roll call 48 (2004): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR339 (2004-03-10): Failed
House roll call 49 (2004): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR339 (2004-03-10): Failed
House roll call 50 (2004): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR339 (2004-03-10): Failed
House roll call 51 (2004): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR339 (2004-03-10): Failed
House roll call 52 (2004): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR339 (2004-03-10): Failed
House roll call 53 (2004): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR339 (2004-03-10): Failed
House roll call 54 (2004): On Passage, HR339 (2004-03-10): Passed

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-108hr339.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/108/hr>

Record fed-us-cong108-hr339 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong108 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong108