HR 6277
116th Congress
House
Armed Forces and National Security
Accidents
Civil actions and liability
Marine and inland water transportation
Military facilities and property
Military personnel and dependents
Transportation safety and security
Fairness for Families of Fallen Sailors Act
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 13, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 13, 2020
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Fairness for Families of Fallen Sailors Act
This bill allows the personal representative of a military service member to bring a civil action against those responsible for the service member's death if the service member was killed in an accident while serving aboard a U.S. military vessel on the high seas.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Committees of jurisdiction
1