HR 1684 · 114th Congress 2015–2017, ended

Foreign Spill Protection Act of 2016

Introduced Mar 26, 2015 Originated House Sponsor Carlos Curbelo R-FL

Fact sheet

Latest action · Apr 27, 2016 Received in the Senate and 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.

  1. IntroducedMar 26, 2015
  2. Passed HouseApr 26, 2016
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Foreign Spill Protection Act of 2016

(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to make foreign facilities that are located offshore and outside the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) liable for removal costs and damages that result from oil spills that reach (or threaten to reach) U.S. navigable waters, adjoining shorelines, or the EEZ. Specifically, the following parties may be held liable: (1) the owners or operators of the foreign facilities, and (2) the holders of a right of use and easement granted under applicable foreign law for the area in which the facility is located.

Cosponsors 46

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 26, 2015 to Jan 6, 2016, with 4 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-NJAlbio SiresOriginalMar 26, 2015
R-AKDon YoungOriginalMar 26, 2015
R-FLIleana Ros-LehtinenOriginalMar 26, 2015
D-FLPatrick MurphyOriginalMar 26, 2015
R-FLMario Diaz-BalartApr 13, 2015
R-OHDavid P. JoyceApr 14, 2015
R-NJLeonard LanceApr 14, 2015
R-ILRobert J. DoldApr 14, 2015
D-FLGwen GrahamApr 15, 2015
R-CAMimi WaltersApr 16, 2015
R-FLBill PoseyApr 21, 2015
R-OHSteve ChabotApr 21, 2015
R-NCWalter B. JonesApr 21, 2015
R-NCDavid RouzerApr 22, 2015
R-NYChristopher P. GibsonApr 29, 2015
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Actions 17

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Apr 27, 2016Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
  2. Apr 26, 2016Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1959-1961)
  3. Apr 26, 2016DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1684.
  4. Apr 26, 2016Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  5. Apr 26, 2016Mr. Curbelo (FL) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
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Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 2951Foreign Spill Protection Act of 2016Related billMay 18, 2016

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Environmental Protection.

Text 4

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Apr 27, 2016Referred in Senate
  2. Apr 26, 2016Engrossed in House
  3. Apr 25, 2016Reported in House
  4. Mar 26, 2015Introduced in House

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