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S 2035 106th Congress Senate

A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to clarify the application of the Act popularly known as the "Death on the High Seas Act" to aviation incidents.

Introduced: February 7, 2000 See on congress.gov
Transportation and Public Works AirlinesCivil actions and liabilityDamagesFamilies
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Federal preemptionGovernment Operations and PoliticsLawLiability for aircraft accidentsLiability for marine accidentsMaritime lawState lawsWrongful death
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This bill died when the 106th Congress ended
It never became law before the 106th Congress (1999–2000) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Feb 7, 2000
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Feb 7, 2000
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 Latest action February 7, 2000

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Amends Federal aviation law to declare that nothing in such law or in the Death on the High Seas Act with respect to additional remedies shall affect any remedy existing at common law or under State law with respect to any injury or death arising out of any aviation incident occurring on or after January 1, 1995.
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
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Murray, Patty
Washington · Feb 7, 2000
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Feb 7, 2000
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2035: A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to clarify the application of the Act popularly known as the "Death on the High Seas Act" to aviation incidents.. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-S-2035/
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"S. 2035: A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to clarify the application of the Act popularly known as the "Death on the High Seas Act" to aviation incidents.." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-S-2035/.
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S. 2035, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-S-2035/.
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[S. 2035: A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to clarify the application of the Act popularly known as the "Death on the High Seas Act" to aviation incidents.](https://openamerica.io/bill/106-S-2035/)
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