HR 10848 · 94th Congress · Commerce
A bill to allow private parties to sue the Consumer Product Safety Commission for torts it commits against them.
Bill Progress
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Introduced2
Committee3
House Vote4
Senate5
EnactedLatest: Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.(1975-11-20)
Plain Language Summary
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Authorizes suits against the United States Government by private parties where the basis of such a suit is misrepresentation, deceit, or the exercise or performance of failure to exercise or perform a discretionary function or duty on the part of the Consumer Product Safety Commission or of any employee of such Commission, if such exercise, performance or failure is determined, as a matter of law, to be unreasonable with respect to the discretionary function or duty involved. (Amends 28 U.S.C. 2680 (a))…
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Cosponsors (20)
5 Democrats15 Republicans