H.R. 5437
Protection of Lawful Commerce in Stone Slab Products Act
Sponsor: Tom McClintock · 16 cosponsors
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Official summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service.
Protection of Lawful Commerce in Stone Slab Products Act
This bill prohibits civil actions in federal or state court against manufacturers or sellers of certain stone slab products. The term stone slab product includes a product made with quartz, mineral, crystal, glass, porcelain, or other stone, ceramic or similar material, that has been shipped or transported in interstate or foreign commerce.
Specifically, the bill prohibits a civil action against a manufacturer or seller of a stone slab product for injuries arising from or related to the fabrication of the stone slab product by another party, including injuries caused by exposure to respirable silica or other substances.
The bill requires any such civil action that is pending on the date of enactment to be dismissed.
Text of the bill
In this Act:
(1) Fabrication. The term fabrication means the process of altering a qualified product by cutting, drilling, shaping, polishing, grinding, or other means.
(2) Qualified civil action. The term qualified civil action means a civil action brought against a manufacturer or seller of a qualified product for injuries arising from or related to the fabrication by another party of a qualified product, including those caused by exposure to respirable silica or other substances.
(3) Qualified product. The term qualified product means a stone slab product, including such a product made with quartz, mineral, crystal, glass, porcelain, or other stone, ceramic or similar material, that has been shipped or transported in interstate or foreign commerce.
(4) Seller. The term seller means an importer, a distributer, a retailer, or a supplier of a qualified product.
(5) State. The term State includes each of the several States of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and any other territory or possession of the United States, and any political subdivision of any such place.