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To amend title 46, United States Code, to limit recovery for certain injuries incurred in shellfish aquaculture activities if a remedy is available.

USA115th CongressHR-5061| House 
| Updated: 2/16/2018
Mark Sanford

Mark Sanford

Republican Representative

South Carolina

Cosponsors (8)
Jared Huffman (Democratic)Scott Taylor (Republican)Robert J. Wittman (Republican)Carol Shea-Porter (Democratic)David Rouzer (Republican)Walter B. Jones (Republican)John B. Larson (Democratic)Chellie Pingree (Democratic)

Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Judiciary Committee, Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Shellfish Aquaculture Improvement Act of 2018 This bill limits recovery for certain injuries sustained by an aquaculture worker if state workers' compensation is available to such individual. (An aquaculture worker is an individual employed by commercial enterprises involved in the controlled cultivation and harvest of aquatic plants and animals, including the cleaning, processing or canning of fish and fish products, the cultivation and harvesting of shellfish, and the controlled growing and harvesting of other aquatic species.)
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Feb 15, 2018
Introduced in House
Feb 15, 2018
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Feb 16, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
  • February 15, 2018
    Introduced in House


  • February 15, 2018
    Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.


  • February 16, 2018
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.

Transportation and Public Works

Administrative remediesAquacultureInsurance industry and regulation

To amend title 46, United States Code, to limit recovery for certain injuries incurred in shellfish aquaculture activities if a remedy is available.

USA115th CongressHR-5061| House 
| Updated: 2/16/2018
Shellfish Aquaculture Improvement Act of 2018 This bill limits recovery for certain injuries sustained by an aquaculture worker if state workers' compensation is available to such individual. (An aquaculture worker is an individual employed by commercial enterprises involved in the controlled cultivation and harvest of aquatic plants and animals, including the cleaning, processing or canning of fish and fish products, the cultivation and harvesting of shellfish, and the controlled growing and harvesting of other aquatic species.)
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Timeline
Feb 15, 2018
Introduced in House
Feb 15, 2018
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Feb 16, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
  • February 15, 2018
    Introduced in House


  • February 15, 2018
    Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.


  • February 16, 2018
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
Mark Sanford

Mark Sanford

Republican Representative

South Carolina

Cosponsors (8)
Jared Huffman (Democratic)Scott Taylor (Republican)Robert J. Wittman (Republican)Carol Shea-Porter (Democratic)David Rouzer (Republican)Walter B. Jones (Republican)John B. Larson (Democratic)Chellie Pingree (Democratic)

Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Judiciary Committee, Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee

Transportation and Public Works

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Administrative remediesAquacultureInsurance industry and regulation