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To amend the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act to provide a definition of recreational vessel for purposes of such Act.

USA115th CongressHR-2354| House 
| Updated: 5/4/2017
Bradley Byrne

Bradley Byrne

Republican Representative

Alabama

Cosponsors (9)
Paul Mitchell (Independent)Mario Diaz-Balart (Republican)Theodore E. Deutch (Democratic)Glenn Grothman (Republican)Brian J. Mast (Republican)Lois Frankel (Democratic)Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (Republican)Duncan D. Hunter (Republican)Francis Rooney (Republican)

Education and Workforce Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Clarification Act of 2017 This bill amends the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act to define "recreational vessel" as a vessel: being manufactured or operated primarily for pleasure; or leased, rented, or chartered to another for the latter's pleasure. In applying such definition under such Act, the following rules apply: a vessel being manufactured or built, or being repaired under warranty by its manufacturer or builder, is a recreational vessel if the vessel appears intended, based on its design and construction, to be for ultimate recreational uses (the manufacturer or builder must bear the burden of establishing that a vessel is recreational under this standard); a vessel being repaired, dismantled for repair, or dismantled at the end of its life will be treated as recreational at the time of repair or dismantling, provided that such vessel shares elements of design and construction of traditional recreational vessels and is not normally engaged in a military, commercial, or traditionally commercial undertaking; and a vessel will be treated as a recreational vessel if it is a public vessel (such as a vessel owned or chartered and operated by the United States or a state or local government) at the time of repair, or dismantling, provided that such vessel shares elements of design and construction with traditional recreational vessels and is not normally engaged in a military, commercial, or traditionally commercial undertaking. The Department of Labor must revise a specified federal regulation defining a "recreational vessel" to conform with the definition set forth in this bill.
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Timeline
May 4, 2017
Introduced in House
May 4, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  • May 4, 2017
    Introduced in House


  • May 4, 2017
    Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

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Administrative law and regulatory proceduresDepartment of LaborDisability assistanceMarine and inland water transportationNavigation, waterways, harborsTransportation employeesWorker safety and health

To amend the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act to provide a definition of recreational vessel for purposes of such Act.

USA115th CongressHR-2354| House 
| Updated: 5/4/2017
Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Clarification Act of 2017 This bill amends the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act to define "recreational vessel" as a vessel: being manufactured or operated primarily for pleasure; or leased, rented, or chartered to another for the latter's pleasure. In applying such definition under such Act, the following rules apply: a vessel being manufactured or built, or being repaired under warranty by its manufacturer or builder, is a recreational vessel if the vessel appears intended, based on its design and construction, to be for ultimate recreational uses (the manufacturer or builder must bear the burden of establishing that a vessel is recreational under this standard); a vessel being repaired, dismantled for repair, or dismantled at the end of its life will be treated as recreational at the time of repair or dismantling, provided that such vessel shares elements of design and construction of traditional recreational vessels and is not normally engaged in a military, commercial, or traditionally commercial undertaking; and a vessel will be treated as a recreational vessel if it is a public vessel (such as a vessel owned or chartered and operated by the United States or a state or local government) at the time of repair, or dismantling, provided that such vessel shares elements of design and construction with traditional recreational vessels and is not normally engaged in a military, commercial, or traditionally commercial undertaking. The Department of Labor must revise a specified federal regulation defining a "recreational vessel" to conform with the definition set forth in this bill.
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Timeline
May 4, 2017
Introduced in House
May 4, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  • May 4, 2017
    Introduced in House


  • May 4, 2017
    Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Bradley Byrne

Bradley Byrne

Republican Representative

Alabama

Cosponsors (9)
Paul Mitchell (Independent)Mario Diaz-Balart (Republican)Theodore E. Deutch (Democratic)Glenn Grothman (Republican)Brian J. Mast (Republican)Lois Frankel (Democratic)Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (Republican)Duncan D. Hunter (Republican)Francis Rooney (Republican)

Education and Workforce Committee

Labor and Employment

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresDepartment of LaborDisability assistanceMarine and inland water transportationNavigation, waterways, harborsTransportation employeesWorker safety and health