Bill Sponsor
House Bill 4766
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Shellfish Aquaculture Improvement Act of 2019
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in House on Oct 18, 2019
Overview
Text
Sponsor
Introduced
Oct 18, 2019
Latest Action
Nov 15, 2019
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
4766
Congress
116
Policy Area
Agriculture and Food
Agriculture and Food
Primary focus of measure is agricultural practices; agricultural prices and marketing; agricultural education; food assistance or nutrition programs; food industry, supply, and safety; aquaculture; horticulture and plants. Measures concerning international trade in agricultural products may fall under Foreign Trade and International Finance policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
Republican
Alaska
Democrat
Connecticut
Republican
Louisiana
Republican
North Carolina
House Votes (0)
Senate Votes (0)
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Shellfish Aquaculture Improvement Act of 2019

This bill limits the ability of an aquaculture worker to bring a civil action against an employer for employment-related injuries.

Specifically, the bill limits recovery for injuries sustained by an aquaculture worker if (1) state workers' compensation is available to such individual; and (2) at the time of injury, the individual was engaged in aquaculture in a place where the individual had lawful access.

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.

Text (1)
October 18, 2019
Actions (3)
11/15/2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
10/18/2019
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.
10/18/2019
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Nov 1, 2022 4:17:50 AM