To amend the Act popularly known as the Death on the High Seas Act to limit application of that Act to maritime accidents, and for other purposes.

H.R. 4921 is a bill designed to change how legal claims are handled when a person dies due to an accident in coastal waters. Under current law, the Death on the High Seas Act (DOHSA) often limits the types of damages families can recover for deaths occurring more than three miles from shore. This bill would ensure that for accidents occurring within 12 nautical miles of the U.S. coast, families could seek remedies under standard state and federal laws rather than being restricted by the specific limitations of DOHSA. The practical impact would be to provide survivors of maritime accidents near the coast with the same legal standing and potential for recovery as those involved in accidents that occur on land or in closer inland waters.