Constitutional Issues Raised by Pending Bills to Expand Liability Under the Death on the High Seas Act and the Jones Act.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Constitutional law.

Maritime law.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (4 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2010.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Evaluates constitutional issues implicated by H.R. 5503, the Securing Protections for the Injured from Limitations on Liability Act, focusing on its retroactive application of proposed expanded liability provisions of the Death on the High Seas Act and the Merchant Marine Act.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Sept. 2012). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress.Congressional Research Service. Constitutional Issues Raised by Pending Bills to Expand Liability Under the Death on the High Seas Act and the Jones Act

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