WashingtonWatch.com - Subject: Products liability

S. 3398, The Medical Device Safety Act of 2008

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3398 would amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to liability under State and local requirements respecting devices....

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H.R. 6381, The Medical Device Safety Act of 2008

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6381 would amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to liability under State and local requirements respecting devices....

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H.R. 6270, The ACCESS Act

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6270 would amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to create a new conditional approval system for drugs, biological products, and devices that is responsive to the needs of seriously ill patients....

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S. 3072, The Making Health Care More Affordable Act of 2008

Thu, 22 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3072 would provide for comprehensive health reform....

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S. 3046, The ACCESS Act

Wed, 21 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3046 would amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to create a new conditional approval system for drugs, biological products, and devices that is responsive to the needs of seriously ill patients....

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H.R. 5955, The Making Health Care More Affordable Act of 2008

Thu, 01 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5955 would provide for comprehensive health reform....

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S. 2769, The Firearms Information Use Act of 2008

Thu, 13 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2769 would authorize appropriate use of information in the Firearms Trace Database....

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H.R. 5480, The Medicare Funding Warning Response Act of 2008 - Savings per Average Family: $131.89

Wed, 12 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5480 would respond to a Medicare funding warning....

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S. 2662, The Medicare Funding Warning Response Act of 2008 - Savings per Average Family: $131.89

Wed, 12 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2662 would respond to a medicare funding warning....

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H.R. 5069, The Food and Product Responsibility Act of 2008

Thu, 17 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 5069 would require manufacturers to demonstrate sufficient means to cover, for certain products distributed in commerce, costs of potential recalls....

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H.R. 4936, The Antifreeze Bittering Act of 2007

Tue, 15 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4936 would amend the Federal Hazardous Substances Act to require engine coolant and antifreeze to contain a bittering agent so as to render it unpalatable....

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S. 2081, The Food and Product Responsibility Act of 2007

Thu, 20 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2081 would require manufacturers to demonstrate sufficient means to cover, for certain products distributed in commerce, costs of potential recalls....

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H.R. 2626, The Comprehensive Health Coverage And Reform Enhancement Act of 2007

Thu, 07 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2626 would provide for incentives to encourage health insurance coverage....

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H.R. 2580, The Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2007

Wed, 06 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2580 would improve patient access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system....

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H.R. 2273, The Food and Drug Administration Improvement Act of 2007

Thu, 10 May 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2273 would amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide for the deposit in the general fund of the Treasury of fees that are collected from manufacturers of drugs and devices under chapter VII of such Act, it would terminate the authority of the Food and Drug Administration to negotiate with the manufacturers on particular uses of the fees, it would establish a Center for Postmarket Drug Safety and Effectiveness, and it would establish additional authorities to ensure the safe ...

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H.R. 2183, The Commonsense Consumption Act of 2007

Mon, 07 May 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2183 would prevent legislative and regulatory functions from being usurped by civil liability actions brought or continued against food manufacturers, marketers, distributors, advertisers, sellers, and trade associations for claims of injury relating to a person's weight gain, obesity, or any health condition associated with weight gain or obesity....

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H.R. 989, The Innocent Sellers Fairness Act

Mon, 12 Feb 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 989 would 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....

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H.R. 961, The Respirator Access Assurance Act of 2007

Thu, 08 Feb 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 961 would protect American workers and responders by ensuring the continued commercial availability of respirators and establish rules governing product liability actions against manufacturers and sellers of respirators....

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S. 328, The Ensuring Implementation of the 9/11 Commission Report Act

Wed, 17 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 328 would ensure the implementation of the recommendations of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States....

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H.R. 2567, The Antifreeze Bittering Act of 2005 - Cost per Average Family: $0.90

Thu, 27 Jul 2006 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2567 would direct the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to issue regulations requiring the use of a bittering agent in antifreeze and other engine coolants. The purpose of the bittering agent would be to make antifreeze unpalatable to humans and animals. Prior to issuing its regulations, the CPSC would be required to conduct an environmental impact evaluation in conjunction with the Environmental Protection Agency. The bill would require the CPSC to ensure that manufacturers comply ...

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S. 1110, The Engine Coolant and Antifreeze Bittering Agent Act of 2005 - Cost per Average Family: $0.90

Wed, 14 Dec 2005 00:00:00 EST

S. 1110 would direct the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to issue regulations requiring the use of a bittering agent in antifreeze and other engine coolants. The purpose of the bittering agent would be to make antifreeze unpalatable to humans and animals. Prior to issuing its regulations, the CPSC would be required to conduct an environmental impact evaluation in conjunction with the Environmental Protection Agency. The bill would require the CPSC to ensure that manufacturers comply wi...

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S. 606, The Reliable Fuels Act - Cost per Average Family: $4.53

Mon, 23 May 2005 00:00:00 EDT

Under S. 606, methyl tertiary butyl ether (known as MTBE), a widely used motor fuel additive, would be banned four years after enactment of the bill¿except individual states could choose to continue to allow the use of MTBE by notifying the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The bill would eliminate a requirement under current law for motor fuel to contain oxygenates, but would require that all motor fuels sold by a refiner, blender, or importer contain specif...

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