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118TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION H. R. 3788
To provide authorization for nonpecuniary damages in an action resulting
from a cruise ship voyage occurring on the high seas.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 1, 2023
Mr. BACON (for himself, Ms. MATSUI, Mr. VAN DREW, and Ms. SCANLON)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the
Judiciary
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 Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Hammers’ Law’’.
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SEC. 2. LIMITATIONS IN CERTAIN CASES.
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(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 30307 of title 46, United
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States Code, is amended—
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(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘Com-
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mercial aviation accidents’’ and inserting
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‘‘Limitations in certain cases’’;
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(2) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the
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following:
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‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
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‘‘(1) CRUISE
SHIP.—The term ‘cruise ship’
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means a passenger vessel, other than a vessel of the
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United States operated by the Federal Government
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or a vessel owned and operated by a State, that—
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‘‘(A) is authorized to carry at least 250
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passengers;
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‘‘(B) has onboard sleeping facilities for
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each passenger;
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‘‘(C) is on a voyage that embarks or dis-
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embarks 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
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‘nonpecuniary damages’ means damages for loss of
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care, comfort, and companionship.’’;
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(3) in subsection (b), by inserting ‘‘or cruise
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ship voyage’’ after ‘‘commercial aviation’’; and
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(4) in subsection (c), by inserting ‘‘or cruise
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ship voyage’’ after ‘‘commercial aviation’’.
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(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections
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for chapter 303 of title 46, United States Code, is amend-
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ed by striking the item relating to section 30307 and in-
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serting the following:
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‘‘30307. Limitations in certain cases.’’.
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