To amend the Act popularly known as the Death on the High Seas Act to limit application of that Act to maritime accidents, and for other purposes.

3.0.0 4921 2023-01-13T04:48:58Z 2023-01-13T04:48:58Z House H HR 2006-03-09 109 hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing Referred to 2006-03-09T15:02:40Z 2006-03-09 Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2006-03-09 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2006-03-09 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress D000399 Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-25] LLOYD DOGGETT D TX 25 N L000287 Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5] JOHN LEWIS D GA 5 2006-03-09 True Law Civil actions and liability Jurisdiction Marine safety Transportation and Public Works Wrongful death Law

00 2006-03-09 Introduced in House 2006-04-26T15:07:49Z Amends the Death on the High Seas Act (the Act) to provide that a cause of action for a maritime accident (currently, commercial aviation accident) that results in the death of a person due to a wrongful act, neglect, or default occurring on the high seas 12 nautical miles or closer to the shore of any state, or the District of Columbia, or the U.S. Territories shall be brought under federal, state, and other appropriate law and not under the provisions of the Act (where actions for such accidents occurring on the high seas beyond a marine league from the shore of such places can be brought in U.S. district courts, in admiralty).

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To amend the Act popularly known as the Death on the High Seas Act to limit application of that Act to maritime accidents, and for other purposes. Display Title To amend the Act popularly known as the Death on the High Seas Act to limit application of that Act to maritime accidents, and for other purposes. Official Title as Introduced To amend the Act popularly known as the Death on the High Seas Act to limit application of that Act to maritime accidents, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2006-03-09T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109hr4921ih/xml/BILLS-109hr4921ih.xml 2006-03-09 Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.