3.0.0 3463 2023-01-11T13:19:48Z 2023-01-11T13:19:48Z Senate S S 2010-06-08 111 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2010-06-08T19:28:48Z 2010-06-08 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4660) IntroReferral 2010-06-08 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4659-4660) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2010-06-08 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress L000174 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] Patrick Leahy D VT N D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2010-06-08 True W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI 2010-06-08 True K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN 2010-06-14 False F000061 Sen. Feingold, Russell D. [D-WI] RUSSELL FEINGOLD D WI D. 2010-06-14 False S000148 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] Charles Schumer D NY E. 2010-06-14 False Transportation and Public Works Civil actions and liability Employee benefits and pensions Marine and inland water transportation Transportation employees Worker safety and health Transportation and Public Works 00 2010-06-08 Introduced in Senate 2010-08-31T20:32:55Z Survivors Equality Act of 2010 - Revises the amount and apportionment of recovery by the personal representative of a decedent who brings a civil action in admiralty against the person or vessel responsible for the decedent's death when the death was caused by wrongful act, neglect, or default occurring on the high seas beyond three nautical miles from the U.S. shore.

Allows recovery of a fair compensation for nonpecuniary loss (as well as pecuniary loss, as under current law), plus damages for the decedent's pre-death pain and suffering. Defines "nonpecuniary loss" as loss of care, comfort, and companionship.

]]> Survivors Equality Act of 2010 Display Title Survivors Equality Act of 2010 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend chapter 303 of title 46, United States Code, to provide fair treatment for the families of those killed on the high seas. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Survivors Equality Act of 2010 Introduced in Senate 2010-06-08T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111s3463is/xml/BILLS-111s3463is.xml 2010-06-08 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4660) 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.