Passenger Act of 1882

Passenger Act of 1882

Other short titles	Boarding of Vessels Act, 1882 Carriage of Passengers Act, 1882
Long title	An Act to regulate the carriage of passengers by sea.
Nicknames	Passenger Act, 1882
Enacted by	the 47th United States Congress
Effective	October 31, 1882
Citations
Public law	Pub. L. 47–374
Statutes at Large	22 Stat. 186, Chap. 374
Codification
Titles amended	46 U.S.C.: Shipping
U.S.C. sections created	46 U.S.C. ch. 601 § 60101
Legislative history
Introduced in the House as H.R. 6722 Passed the House on  (Passed) Passed the Senate on July 29, 1882 (25-17) Signed into law by President Chester A. Arthur on August 2, 1882

The Passenger Act of 1882 is a United States federal statute establishing occupancy control regulations for seafaring passenger ships completing Atlantic and Pacific transoceanic crossings to America during the late 19th century and early 20th century. The Act of Congress sanctioned vessel compartment dimensions in cubic feet comparable to the level within a ship's deck. The public law authorized the numerical serialization of berths which were subject to compartment occupancy inspections of emigrants and ocean liner passengers. The Law of the United States accentuated and endorsed a regulatory clause stating no person, on arrival of a vessel in a port, will be allowed to go aboard a passenger ship necessitating a bow to stern inspection.

The Immigration Act of 1882 was simultaneously presented during the 47th United States congressional session which was enacted into law on August 3, 1882. The H.R. 6722 bill was passed by the 47th congressional session and enacted into law by the 21st President of the United States Chester Arthur on August 2, 1882.