Hammers' Law

Summary

Hammers' Law This bill authorizes a party in a civil suit to recover nonpecuniary damages (i.e., damages for loss of care, comfort, and companionship) when an individual dies as a result of a cruise ship accident that occurred on the high seas beyond 12 nautical miles from the U.S. shore. The nonpecuniary damages may be in addition to other damages, but punitive damages are not recoverable. Current law already permits these damages to be recovered if a death was caused by a commercial aviation accident on the high seas.

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Timeline

1. 30 March 2023

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 30 March 2023

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 30 March 2023 · Download file

Documents

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Sponsors

• Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Ricketts, Pete [R-NE] · R · Cosponsor
• · sscm00 · Standing

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