July 19, 1985
(House)
(Tauzin (15) Louisiana and 2 others)
The Administration supports House passage of H.R. 729 but will seek an amendment in the Senate to ensure that any review by a Federal court of a Panama Canal Commission decision on a claim for an accident outside the locks is procedural only, and not a trial de novo.
APP Note: Original document provided by Samuel Kernell, UC San Diego.
Ronald Reagan, Statement of Administration Policy: H.R. 729 - Panama Canal Vessel Damage Claims Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/326885