HR 5351 · 96th Congress · Government Operations and Politics
Government Contractors Product Liability Act of 1979
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Introduced2
Committee3
House Vote4
Senate5
EnactedLatest: Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.(1979-09-20)
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Government Contractors' Product Liability Act of 1979 - Includes periods of military service in computing any period of limitation on the filing of an action or other proceeding to enforce any liability of a supplier of a product to the Government with respect to such product. Makes the Government liable as indemnitor for any loss of such a supplier as a result of the supplier's liability arising from a characteristic of a product if such characteristic is required by Government specifications. Declares that the United States consents to be sued for indemnity under this Act in a court of appropriate jurisdiction. Requires any product supplied to a foreign government under a Federal program to be considered a product supplied to the United States Government for purposes of this Act.…
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Cosponsors (14)
6 Democrats8 Republicans