H.R. 554: Personal Responsibility in Food Consumption Act of 2005

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H.R. 554: Personal Responsibility in Food Consumption Act of 2005

109th Congress · introduced 2005-02-02 · Law · Latest: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 254.

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Official title

Personal Responsibility in Food Consumption Act of 2005

Plain summary

Personal Responsibility in Food Consumption Act of 2005 - Prohibits new and dismisses pending civil actions by any person against a manufacturer, marketer, distributor, advertiser, or seller of food or a trade association for any injury related to a person's accumulated acts of consumption of food and weight gain, obesity, or any associated health condition, excluding actions alleging: (1) a breach of express contract or express warranty provided that the grounds of recovery are unrelated to a person's weight gain, obesity, or related health condition; (2) a knowing violation of a federal or state statute applicable to the marketing, advertisement, or labeling of food with intent for a person to rely on that violation, where such person relied on that violation, and where such reliance was the proximate cause of injury related to that person's weight gain, obesity, or related health condition; or (3) a violation brought by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) under the Federal Trade Commission Act or by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. Requires in any excluded action: (1) a stay of discovery during the pendency of any motion to dismiss, unless necessary to preserve evidence or to prevent undue prejudice; and (2) evidence preservation during the stay. Requires the complaint in such an action to plead with particularity for each defendant and cause of action: (1) each element of the cause of action and the specific facts alleged to satisfy each element of the cause of action; (2) the federal and state statutes that allegedly create the cause of action; and (3) the exception under this Act that is being relied upon and the specific facts that allegedly satisfy the requirements of that exception.

Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Keller, Ric [R-FL-8] · 85 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 554, Personal Responsibility in Food Consumption Act of 2005 (2005-06-06); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 554, Personal Responsibility in Food Consumption Act of 2005 (2005-06-06)

Cosponsors on this site

Christopher H. Smith (R-NJ), John R. Carter (R-TX), Michael K. Simpson (R-ID), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Joe Wilson (R-SC) and 25 more.

Recorded votes

• House roll call 529 (2005): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR554 (2005-10-19): Failed
• House roll call 530 (2005): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR554 (2005-10-19): Failed
• House roll call 531 (2005): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR554 (2005-10-19): Failed
• House roll call 532 (2005): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR554 (2005-10-19): Failed
• House roll call 533 (2005): On Passage, HR554 (2005-10-19): Passed

Sources

• Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)
• Congress.gov
• Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-109hr554.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/109/hr>

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