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H.R. 3157 (99th)

A bill to revise, consolidate, and enact certain laws related to maritime liability for personal property and goods as chapters 307 and 309 of title 46, United States Code, "Shipping".

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Introduced

1 August 1985

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Referred to Subcommittee on Merchant Marine.

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30 June 2021

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Summary

Amends Federal law to recodify, consolidate, and revise specified shipping and related maritime provisions regarding maritime liability for personal property and goods. Reorganizes existing law regarding liability for personal property and liability for transporting goods. Applies the United Nations Convention on the Carriage of Goods by Sea, 1978 ("Hamburg Rules") to any contract to transport goods by water to or from a place in the United States, effective upon the occurrence of specified contingencies.

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