Foreign Spill Protection Act of 2017
Latest action · Jan 13, 2017 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.
- IntroducedJan 12, 2017
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Foreign Spill Protection Act of 2017
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, including facilities located in, on, or under any land within foreign countries; 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 Jan 12, 2017 to Jul 11, 2017; 13 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | Original | Jan 12, 2017 |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Original | Jan 12, 2017 |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Original | Jan 12, 2017 |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Original | Jan 12, 2017 |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Original | Jan 12, 2017 |
| R-AK | Don Young | Original | Jan 12, 2017 |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne, Jr. | Original | Jan 12, 2017 |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Original | Jan 12, 2017 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Jan 12, 2017 |
| R-FL | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | Original | Jan 12, 2017 |
| R-NY | John Katko | Original | Jan 12, 2017 |
| R-FL | Mario Diaz-Balart | Original | Jan 12, 2017 |
| R-FL | Matt Gaetz | Original | Jan 12, 2017 |
| D-OH | Marcy Kaptur | Jan 23, 2017 | |
| R-NY | Lee M. Zeldin | Jan 30, 2017 |
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 Jan 12, 2017 |
| Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee | Referred Jan 13, 2017 | |
| Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee | Referred Jan 13, 2017 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 13, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
- Jan 13, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
- Jan 12, 2017Introduced in House
- Jan 12, 2017Referred 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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 8, January 12, 2017, page H472.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 125 | Foreign Spill Protection Act of 2017 | Identical bill | Jan 12, 2017 |
| HR 2810 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 | Related bill | Dec 12, 2017 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to impose penalties and provide for the recovery of removal costs and damages in connection with certain discharges of oil from foreign offshore units, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Foreign Spill Protection Act of 2017
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Environmental Protection.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 12, 2017Introduced 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.
