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Shellfish Aquaculture Improvement Act of 2021

USA117th CongressHR-628| House 
| Updated: 3/22/2021
Don Young

Don Young

Republican Representative

Alaska

Cosponsors (12)
Clay Higgins (Republican)Chris Pappas (Democratic)Andy Harris (Republican)Jefferson Van Drew (Republican)Robert J. Wittman (Republican)David Rouzer (Republican)Sean Patrick Maloney (Democratic)John B. Larson (Democratic)Nancy Mace (Republican)Garret Graves (Republican)Chellie Pingree (Democratic)Nicole Malliotakis (Republican)

Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Judiciary Committee, Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee, Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Shellfish Aquaculture Improvement Act of 2021 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.
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Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-4766
Shellfish Aquaculture Improvement Act of 2019

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-2425
Shellfish Aquaculture Improvement Act of 2019
Jan 28, 2021
Introduced in House
Jan 28, 2021
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 4, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
Mar 22, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-4766
    Shellfish Aquaculture Improvement Act of 2019


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-2425
    Shellfish Aquaculture Improvement Act of 2019


  • January 28, 2021
    Introduced in House


  • January 28, 2021
    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 4, 2021
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.


  • March 22, 2021
    Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

Agriculture and Food

Related Bills

  • HR 117-6865: Don Young Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2022
AquacultureCivil actions and liabilityEmployee benefits and pensionsFood industry and servicesTransportation employeesWorker safety and health

Shellfish Aquaculture Improvement Act of 2021

USA117th CongressHR-628| House 
| Updated: 3/22/2021
Shellfish Aquaculture Improvement Act of 2021 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.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-4766
Shellfish Aquaculture Improvement Act of 2019

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-2425
Shellfish Aquaculture Improvement Act of 2019
Jan 28, 2021
Introduced in House
Jan 28, 2021
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 4, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
Mar 22, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-4766
    Shellfish Aquaculture Improvement Act of 2019


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-2425
    Shellfish Aquaculture Improvement Act of 2019


  • January 28, 2021
    Introduced in House


  • January 28, 2021
    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 4, 2021
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.


  • March 22, 2021
    Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Don Young

Don Young

Republican Representative

Alaska

Cosponsors (12)
Clay Higgins (Republican)Chris Pappas (Democratic)Andy Harris (Republican)Jefferson Van Drew (Republican)Robert J. Wittman (Republican)David Rouzer (Republican)Sean Patrick Maloney (Democratic)John B. Larson (Democratic)Nancy Mace (Republican)Garret Graves (Republican)Chellie Pingree (Democratic)Nicole Malliotakis (Republican)

Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Judiciary Committee, Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee, Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee

Agriculture and Food

Related Bills

  • HR 117-6865: Don Young Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2022
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
AquacultureCivil actions and liabilityEmployee benefits and pensionsFood industry and servicesTransportation employeesWorker safety and health