S.908: Commonsense Consumption Act of 2005

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This bill was introduced in the 109th Congress
This bill is primarily about law
Introduced April 26, 2005
Latest Major Action April 26, 2005

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Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.)

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31 (6 Democrats, 26 Republicans)

Mark Pryor (D-Ark.)
Chuck T. Hagel (R-Neb.)
Ben Nelson (D-Neb.)
Tim Johnson (D-S.D.)
Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.)
Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark.)
Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.)
Saxby Chambliss (R-Ga.)
Richard M. Burr (R-N.C.)
John Ensign (R-Nev.)
Jim DeMint (R-S.C.)
Ken Salazar (D-Colo.)
Michael D. Crapo (R-Idaho)
Max Baucus (D-Mont.)
Richard G. Lugar (R-Ind.)
James M. Inhofe (R-Okla.)
Wayne A. Allard (R-Colo.)
David Vitter (R-La.)
James M. Talent (R-Mo.)
Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.)
Jim Bunning (R-Ky.)
Thad Cochran (R-Miss.)
John Cornyn (R-Texas)
Charles E. Grassley (R-Iowa)
Orrin G. Hatch (R-Utah)
Richard J. Santorum (R-Pa.)
Larry E. Craig (R-Idaho)
Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas)
Pat Roberts (R-Kan.)
Elizabeth H. Dole (R-N.C.)
John Thune (R-S.D.)

Bill Summary

Commonsense 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...

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Date	Description
	Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
April 26, 2005	Introduced in the Senate by Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.)

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Introduced in the Senate by Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.)