Big Oil Bailout Prevention Unlimited Liability Act of 2013
Latest action · Apr 25, 2013 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
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.
- IntroducedApr 25, 2013
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Big Oil Bailout Prevention Unlimited Liability Act of 2013 - Amends the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to make the party responsible for an offshore facility, except a deepwater port, from which oil is discharged into or upon navigable waters or adjoining shorelines liable for all discharge removal costs and damages for each incident (under current law such party is liable for the total of all removal costs plus $75 million).
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 25, 2013 to May 6, 2013, with 4 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-FL | Bill Nelson | Original | Apr 25, 2013 |
| D-RI | Jack Reed | Original | Apr 25, 2013 |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Original | Apr 25, 2013 |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Original | Apr 25, 2013 |
| D-NJ | Frank R. Lautenberg | May 6, 2013 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 25, 2013Introduced in Senate
- Apr 25, 2013Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1743 | Big Oil Bailout Prevention Act of 2013 | Related bill | Apr 26, 2013 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Environmental Protection.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 25, 2013Introduced in Senate
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