Key Votes
HR 339 - Food Industry Obesity Lawsuits (Cheeseburger Bill) - Key Vote
National Key Votes
Ron Kind voted Yea (Passage) on this legislation.
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Stages
Family
- HR 339 - Food Industry Obesity Lawsuits (Cheeseburger Bill)
- SB 408 - Property and Casualty Insurance Amendments
Issues
Stage Details
Legislation - Placed on Calendar (Senate) - March 26, 2004
Legislation - Bill Passed (House) (276-139) - March 10, 2004 (Key vote)
Title: Food Industry Obesity Lawsuits (Cheeseburger Bill)
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that would prohibit lawsuits against food companies based on allegations concerning weight gain or obesity claims.
Highlights:
-Prohibits lawsuits against manufacturers, sellers, or trade associations of food products in federal or state courts in regards to injury caused by a person's consumption and weight gain, or any associated health issue, except in cases where there is a violation of previously established laws or acts governing food products (Secs. 3-4).
Legislation - Introduced (House) - Jan. 27, 2003
Title: Food Industry Obesity Lawsuits (Cheeseburger Bill)
Sponsors
- Ric Keller (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
Co-sponsors
- W. Todd Akin (MO - R) (Out Of Office)
- Spencer T. Bachus (AL - R)
- Richard Hugh Baker (LA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Cass Ballenger (NC - ) (Out Of Office)
- J. Gresham Barrett (SC - R) (Out Of Office)
- Bob Beauprez (CO - R) (Out Of Office)
- Shelley Berkley (NV - D) (Out Of Office)
- Judy Biggert (IL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Michael 'Mike' Bilirakis (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Marsha Blackburn (TN - R)
- Roy Blunt (MO - R) (Out Of Office)
- John A. Boehner (OH - R)
- Henry Bonilla (TX - R) (Out Of Office)
- Jeb E. Bradley (NH - R) (Out Of Office)
- Kevin P. Brady (TX - R)
- Virginia 'Ginny' Brown-Waite (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Michael C. Burgess (TX - R)
- Max Burns (GA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Ken S. Calvert (CA - R)
- Chris Cannon (UT - R) (Out Of Office)
- Dennis A. Cardoza (CA - D) (Out Of Office)
- John R. Carter (TX - R)
- Steven J. 'Steve' Chabot (OH - R)
- Chris Chocola (IN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Tom Cole (OK - R)
- Christopher Cox (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Ander Crenshaw (FL - R)
- Barbara L. Cubin (WY - R) (Out Of Office)
- Jo Ann S. Davis (VA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Thomas Dale 'Tom' DeLay (TX - R) (Out Of Office)
- James W. 'Jim' DeMint (SC - ) (Out Of Office)
- Mario Diaz-Balart (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- John T. Doolittle (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Jo Ann Emerson (MO - R) (Out Of Office)
- Terry Everett (AL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Tom Feeney (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Michael 'Mike' Ferguson (NJ - R) (Out Of Office)
- Mark Foley (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- James Randy Forbes (VA - R)
- Harold Ford Jr. (TN - D) (Out Of Office)
- Trent Franks (AZ - R)
- Elton W. Gallegly (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Scott Garrett (NJ - R)
- Virgil H. Goode Jr. (VA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Robert W. 'Bob' Goodlatte (VA - R)
- Porter J. Goss (FL - ) (Out Of Office)
- Samuel B. 'Sam' Graves (MO - R)
- Mark A. Green (WI - R) (Out Of Office)
- James C. 'Jim' Greenwood (PA - ) (Out Of Office)
- Ralph Moody Hall (TX - R)
- Katherine Harris (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Melissa A. Hart (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Richard 'Doc' Hastings (WA - R)
- Jeb Hensarling (TX - R)
- Walter 'Wally' Herger Jr. (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- David Lee 'Dave' Hobson (OH - R) (Out Of Office)
- Peter 'Pete' Hoekstra (MI - R) (Out Of Office)
- John H. 'Johnny' Isakson (GA - ) (Out Of Office)
- Darrell Issa (CA - R)
- William J. 'Bill' Janklow (SD - ) (Out Of Office)
- Christopher 'Chris' John (LA - ) (Out Of Office)
- Mark R. Kennedy (MN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Mark Steven Kirk (IL - R) (Out Of Office)
- John P. Kline (MN - R)
- Joseph K. 'Joe' Knollenberg (MI - R) (Out Of Office)
- Ray H. LaHood (IL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Ron Lewis (KY - R) (Out Of Office)
- Frank A. LoBiondo (NJ - R)
- Kenneth R. 'Ken' Lucas (KY - D) (Out Of Office)
- Scott McInnis (CO - ) (Out Of Office)
- John L. Mica (FL - R)
- Jefferson B. 'Jeff' Miller (FL - R)
- Shelley Moore Capito (WV - R)
- Marilyn N. Musgrave (CO - R) (Out Of Office)
- George R. Nethercutt Jr. (WA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Robert William 'Bob' Ney (OH - R) (Out Of Office)
- Anne Meagher Northup (KY - R) (Out Of Office)
- Thomas William 'Tom' Osborne (NE - R) (Out Of Office)
- Clement Leroy 'Butch' Otter (ID - R) (Out Of Office)
- Michael G. Oxley (OH - R) (Out Of Office)
- Stevan E. 'Steve' Pearce (NM - R) (Out Of Office)
- Mike Pence (IN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Collin C. Peterson (MN - D)
- Thomas E. 'Tom' Petri (WI - R)
- Joseph R. 'Joe' Pitts (PA - R)
- Todd Russell Platts (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Deborah D. Pryce (OH - R) (Out Of Office)
- Adam H. Putnam (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Richard 'Rick' Renzi (AZ - R) (Out Of Office)
- Mike Rogers (MI - R)
- Michael Dennis 'Mike' Rogers (AL - R)
- Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (FL - R)
- Paul D. Ryan (WI - R)
- H. James 'Jim' Saxton (NJ - R) (Out Of Office)
- Edward L. 'Ed' Schrock (VA - ) (Out Of Office)
- David Scott (GA - D)
- Frank James 'Jim' Sensenbrenner Jr. (WI - R)
- Peter A. 'Pete' Sessions (TX - R)
- E. Clay Shaw Jr. (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Robert Ruhl 'Rob' Simmons (CT - R) (Out Of Office)
- Michael K. 'Mike' Simpson (ID - R)
- Lamar S. Smith (TX - R)
- Mark Edward Souder (IN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Clifford Bundy 'Cliff' Stearns (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Charles W. 'Charlie' Stenholm (TX - ) (Out Of Office)
- John A. Sullivan (OK - R) (Out Of Office)
- Tom Gerald Tancredo (CO - R) (Out Of Office)
- Lee R. Terry (NE - R)
- Todd Tiahrt (KS - R) (Out Of Office)
- Patrick J. 'Pat' Tiberi (OH - R)
- Patrick J. 'Pat' Toomey (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Edolphus 'Ed' Towns (NY - D) (Out Of Office)
- Frederick Stephen 'Fred' Upton (MI - R)
- David B. Vitter (LA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Zach Wamp (TN - R) (Out Of Office)
- David Weldon (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Addison Graves 'Joe' Wilson Sr. (SC - R)
- Charles William 'Bill' Young (FL - R)
- Donald E. 'Don' Young (AK - R)
