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Survivors Equality Act of 2010

Introduced: June 8, 2010 See on congress.gov
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Jun 8, 2010
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4660)
Jun 8, 2010
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4659-4660)
Jun 8, 2010
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Survivors Equality Act of 2010 - Revises the amount and apportionment of recovery by the personal representative of a decedent who brings a civil action in admiralty against the person or vessel responsible for the decedent's death when the death was caused by wrongful act, neglect, or default occurring on the high seas beyond three nautical miles from the U.S. shore.

Allows recovery of a fair compensation for nonpecuniary loss (as well as pecuniary loss, as under current law), plus damages for the decedent's pre-death pain and suffering. Defines "nonpecuniary loss" as loss of care, comfort, and companionship.

What's happening now June 8, 2010

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4660)

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 4
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Jun 14, 2010
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Jun 14, 2010
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Jun 8, 2010
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Jun 8, 2010
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3463: Survivors Equality Act of 2010. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-3463/
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"S. 3463: Survivors Equality Act of 2010." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-3463/.
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S. 3463, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-3463/.
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