To amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to repeal the limitation of liability of a responsible party for a discharge or substantial threat of a discharge of oil from an offshore oil facility.
Latest action · May 21, 2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMay 20, 2010
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Amends the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to repeal the limitation on the liability (currently, the total of all removal costs plus $75 million) of the party responsible for an offshore facility, except a deepwater port, from which oil is discharged (or which poses a substantial threat of discharge) into or upon navigable waters or adjoining shorelines or the exclusive economic zone.
Cosponsors 19
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 24, 2010 to Jul 30, 2010.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | May 24, 2010 | |
| D-FL | Alan Grayson | May 25, 2010 | |
| D-CO | Diana DeGette | May 25, 2010 | |
| D-CA | Diane E. Watson | May 25, 2010 | |
| D-IL | Luis V. Gutierrez | May 25, 2010 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | May 27, 2010 | |
| D-CO | Jared Polis | May 27, 2010 | |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | May 27, 2010 | |
| D-IA | Bruce L. Braley | Jun 8, 2010 | |
| D-MI | Dale E. Kildee | Jun 8, 2010 | |
| D-NY | Gary L. Ackerman | Jun 8, 2010 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Jun 8, 2010 | |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | Jun 8, 2010 | |
| D-NY | Anthony D. Weiner | Jun 9, 2010 | |
| D-NY | Maurice D. Hinchey | Jun 10, 2010 | |
| D-MO | Russ Carnahan | Jun 10, 2010 | |
| D-MA | Barney Frank | Jun 14, 2010 | |
| D-CA | Maxine Waters | Jun 14, 2010 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Jul 30, 2010 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Referred May 20, 2010 |
| Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee | Referred May 21, 2010 | |
| Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee | Referred May 21, 2010 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 21, 2010Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
- May 21, 2010Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
- May 20, 2010Introduced in House
- May 20, 2010Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R40098 | Water Quality Issues in the 111th Congress: Oversight and Implementation Archived | Report | Jan 11, 2011 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3305 | Big Oil Bailout Prevention Unlimited Liability Act of 2010 | Related bill | Aug 5, 2010 |
| S 3472 | Big Oil Bailout Prevention Unlimited Liability Act of 2010 | Text similarities | Jun 9, 2010 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to repeal the limitation of liability of a responsible party for a discharge or substantial threat of a discharge of oil from an offshore oil facility.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Environmental Protection.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 20, 2010Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
