3.0.0 4111 2023-01-11T13:46:07Z 2023-01-11T13:46:07Z Senate S 2020-06-30 116 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2020-06-30T20:46:23Z Fairness for Families of Fallen Sailors Act 116 6277 HR 2020-03-13 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. Related bill CRS 2020-06-30 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2020-06-30 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M001197 Sen. McSally, Martha [R-AZ] Martha McSally R AZ N 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 Armed Forces and National Security 00 2020-06-30 Introduced in Senate 2021-06-21T13:26:54Z Fairness for Families of Fallen Sailors Act

This bill allows legal action for damages from the death of a member of the Armed Forces resulting from a collision on the high seas beyond 12 nautical miles from the U.S. shore while the member was serving on a U.S. military vessel. The action shall be for the exclusive benefit of the member's spouse, parent, child, dependent relative, or estate and shall allow for pecuniary and nonpecuniary damages.

]]> Fairness for Families of Fallen Sailors Act Display Title Fairness for Families of Fallen Sailors Act Short Title(s) as Introduced Fairness for Families of Fallen Sailors Act Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title 46, United States Code, to provide for a cause of action by the family of a military service member who dies from a collision on the high seas, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2020-06-30T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s4111is/xml/BILLS-116s4111is.xml 2020-06-30 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. 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.