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46 U.S.C. 30523: General limit of liability

Created in 2006 by Public Law 109-304. Changed by 1 later law. 2 bills in this Congress would change it.

How it got hereLaws that created or changed it, newest first

2022James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023

2006Pub. L. 109-304created it

46 U.S.C. 30523General limit of liability

The section as a wholechanged

(a)In General.—Except as provided in section 30524 of this title, the liability of…

(b)Claims Subject to Limitation.—Unless otherwise excluded by law, claims, debts,…

(c)Wages.—Subsection (a) does not apply to a claim for wages.

This CongressBills that change it or would

H.R. 8800National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027passed house

H.R. 3151SHIPS for America Act of 2025introduced

past change
enacted this Congress
proposed

This Congress

H.R. 8800 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 · passed house · would change the section as a whole
H.R. 3151 SHIPS for America Act of 2025 · introduced · would change the section as a whole

How it got here

2022

Pub. L. 117–263, §11503(a)(3), renumbered section 30505 of this title as this section. (James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023) Law text
Pub. L. 117–263, §11503(f)(2), substituted "section 30524" for "section 30506". (James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023) Law text · (a)

Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.