S. 1062 · 116th Congress
Hammers' Law
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Deb Fischer
- Introduced
- 2019-04-08
- Latest action
- 2019-04-08 · Introduced in Senate
Summary
Hammers' Law
This bill makes additional compensation recoverable for nonpecuniary damages (but not punitive damages) for deaths resulting from a passenger cruise ship accident occurring on the high seas beyond 12 nautical miles from the U.S. shore.