A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to clarify the application of the Act popularly known as the "Death on the High Seas Act" to aviation accidents.

Summary

Amends Federal aviation law to declare that nothing in such law or in the Death on the High Seas Act shall affect any remedy existing at common law or under State law with respect to any injury or death arising out of any aviation incident occurring on or after January 1, 1995.

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Timeline

1. 20 June 1997

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 20 June 1997

   Introduced

   Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6041)

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 20 June 1997

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 29 October 1997

   Committee

   Committee on Commerce. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 105-771.

   Source: Committee

5. 4 November 1997

   Committee

   Committee on Commerce. Committee consideration and Mark Up Session held.

   Source: Committee

6. 21 April 1998

   Committee

   Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 105-963.

   Source: Committee

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 20 June 1997 · Download file

Documents

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Sponsors

• Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Santorum, Rick [R-PA] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. D'Amato, Alfonse [R-NY] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Gramm, Phil [R-TX] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Hutchison, Kay Bailey [R-TX] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Wellstone, Paul D. [D-MN] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Moynihan, Daniel Patrick [D-NY] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Torricelli, Robert G. [D-NJ] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Moseley-Braun, Carol [D-IL] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Sarbanes, Paul S. [D-MD] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Robb, Charles S. [D-VA] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI] · D · Cosponsor
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