H.R.5913: Protecting Americans from Unsafe Foreign Products Act

About This Bill

  • This bill was introduced in the 110th Congress
  • This bill is primarily about law
  • Introduced April 29, 2008
  • Latest Major Action May 1, 2008

Bill Summary

Protecting Americans from Unsafe Foreign Products Act - Amends the federal judicial code to provide for service of process on foreign citizens or subjects (nationals), or their agents, in cases involving defective products causing injury in the United States which were manufactured by the foreign national outside the United States. Conditions jursidiction for service of process on the fact that the foreign national: (1) knew or reasonably...

(Source: Library of Congress)

Bill Actions

Date Description
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law.
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
April 29, 2008

Introduced in the House by Linda T. Sánchez (D-Calif.)

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