119-s1423

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1423 Introduced in Senate

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 S. 1423

 To provide authorization for nonpecuniary damages in an action 
 resulting from a cruise ship voyage occurring on the high seas.

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 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

 April 10, 2025

Mrs. Fischer (for herself, Mr. Blumenthal, and Mr. Ricketts) introduced 
the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee 
 on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

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 A BILL

 To provide authorization for nonpecuniary damages in an action 
 resulting from a cruise ship voyage occurring on the high seas.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Hammers' Law''.

SEC. 2. LIMITATIONS IN CERTAIN CASES.

    (a) In General.--

Section 30307 of title 46, United States Code, is 
amended--

    (1) in the section heading, by striking ``Commercial 
 aviation accidents'' and inserting ``Limitations in certain 
 cases'';

    (2) by striking subsection

    (a) and inserting the following:
 ``

    (a) 

=== Definitions. ===
-In this section:
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    (1) Cruise ship.--The term `cruise ship' means a 
 passenger vessel, other than a vessel of the United States 
 operated by the Federal Government or a vessel owned and 
 operated by a State, that--
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        (A) is authorized to carry at least 250 
 passengers;
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        (B) has onboard sleeping facilities for each 
 passenger;
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            (C) is on a voyage that embarks or disembarks 
 passengers in the United States; and
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            (D) is not engaged on a coastwise voyage.
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    (2) Nonpecuniary damages.--The term `nonpecuniary 
 damages' means damages for loss of care, comfort, and 
 companionship.'';

    (3) in subsection

    (b) , by inserting ``or cruise ship 
 voyage'' after ``commercial aviation''; and

    (4) in subsection
            (c) , by inserting ``or cruise ship 
 voyage'' after ``commercial aviation''.

    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 303 of 
title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating 
to 

section 30307 and inserting the following:

``30307. Limitations in certain cases.''.
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