United States · Bill · S
S. 608 (112th)
Maritime Lien Reform Act of 2011
Introduced
17 March 2011
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Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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Summary
Maritime Lien Reform Act of 2011 - 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 · EN · 17 March 2011
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 17 March 2011
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 17 March 2011
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/608
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/s/608