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Hammers' Law

Introduced: April 8, 2019 Introduced by: Fischer, Deb Republican · Nebraska See on congress.gov
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Apr 8, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Apr 8, 2019
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Hammers' Law

This bill makes additional compensation recoverable for nonpecuniary damages (but not punitive damages) for deaths resulting from a passenger cruise ship accident occurring on the high seas beyond 12 nautical miles from the U.S. shore.

What's happening now April 8, 2019

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

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