S 1062
116th Congress
Senate
Transportation and Public Works
Accidents
Civil actions and liability
Marine and inland water transportation
Transportation safety and security
Hammers' Law
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 8, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Apr 8, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
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
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1