S 542
113th Congress
Senate
Transportation and Public Works
Civil actions and liability
Licensing and registrations
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Marine and inland water transportation
Maritime Lien Reform Act of 2013
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 13, 2013
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Mar 13, 2013
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Maritime Lien Reform Act of 2013 - Bars specified federal shipping laws related to maritime liability from: (1) establishing maritime liens on state or federal fishing licenses (authorizing a person or use of a vessel to engage in fishing), and (2) authorizing civil actions to enforce maritime liens on such licenses.
Specifies that a "fishing license" is governed solely by the state or federal law under which it was issued and is not included in the whole or as an appurtenance or intangible of a vessel.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1