HR 940 · 109th Congress · Labor and Employment
Recreational Marine Employment Act of 2005
Bill Progress
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Introduced2
Committee3
House Vote4
Senate5
EnactedLatest: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 97.(2005-06-30)
Plain Language Summary
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Recreational Marine Employment Act of 2005 - Amends the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act to revise certain exclusions from coverage by the Act. Excludes from the definition of covered employees any individuals employed by or at, or engaged in the construction or maintenance of, a recreational marine facility or structure, if the employer is in compliance with a state workers' compensation law. Defines recreational marine facility or structure as a place used primarily to build, repair, test, maintain, accommodate, buy, sell, store, restore, or dismantle recreational vessels (vessels manufactured primarily for pleasure use). Excludes from coverage individuals employed primarily to build, repair, test, maintain, accommodate, buy, sell, store, restore, transport by land, or dismantle a recreational vessel (regardless of length), if the employer is in compliance with a state workers' compensation law. Limits to a person in maritime employment who does not qualify as a seaman (currently, to any person covered by the Act), or anyone otherwise entitled to recover damages (as under current law), the entitlement to recover damages and bring an action against a vessel as a thir…
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CBO Cost Estimate
Congressional Budget OfficeH.R. 940, Recreational Marine Employment Act of 2005
Apr 29, 2005<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Education and the Workforce on April 13, 2003</p>
Full CBO report ↗H.R. 940, Recreational Marine Employment Act of 2005
Apr 29, 2005Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Education and the Workforce on April 13, 2003
Full CBO report ↗Official non-partisan budget analysis by the Congressional Budget Office
Cosponsors (20)
2 Democrats18 Republicans