United States · Bill · S
S. 542 (113th)
Maritime Lien Reform Act of 2013
Introduced
13 March 2013
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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Summary
Maritime Lien Reform Act of 2013 - Bars specified federal shipping laws related to maritime liability from: (1) establishing maritime liens on state or federal fishing licenses (authorizing a person or use of a vessel to engage in fishing), and (2) authorizing civil actions to enforce maritime liens on such licenses. Specifies that a "fishing license" is governed solely by the state or federal law under which it was issued and is not included in the whole or as an appurtenance or intangible of a vessel.
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Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 13 March 2013
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 13 March 2013
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 13 March 2013
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/542
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/s/542