Topic

Pollution liability

593 bills on this subject

Filed across 10 Congresses, from the 110th to the 119th, and most in the 116th at 96. A subject is a heading the Library of Congress assigns to a bill, and a bill usually carries several, so these are the bills that touch this subject rather than the bills only about it.

Bills by Congress 110th to 119th
94 bills in the 111th Congress. Showing 1–30, newest first. Every Congress
Bill Title Status Latest action
HCONRES 280 Expressing the sense of Congress that BP p.l.c. should reimburse all costs incurred by the Federal Government in assisting with cleanup efforts in the Deepwater Horizon oil spill incident in the Gulf of Mexico. Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. May 20, 2010
HR 6568 Oil Spill Victims Redress Act Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. December 21, 2010
HR 6402 Promoting Natural Gas and Electric Vehicles Act of 2010 Referred to House Budget November 15, 2010
HR 6292 SHORE Act Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment. October 15, 2010
HR 6053 To amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to provide for timely consideration of claims submitted by States and political subdivisions for reimbursement of removal costs. Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. August 2, 2010
HR 6031 Denial of Certain Tax Benefits to Offending Oil Polluters Act of 2010 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. July 30, 2010
HR 6016 Audit the BP Fund Act of 2010 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. September 29, 2010
HR 5995 Closing Oil Spill Tax Loopholes Act of 2010 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. July 30, 2010
HR 5905 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to deny a deduction for removal costs and damages for which taxpayers are liable under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990. Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. July 28, 2010
HR 5895 Gulf Coast Oil Spill Legal Liabilities and Claims Act of 2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts and Competition Policy. December 20, 2010
HR 5698 To amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 and the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to protect employees from retaliation for notifying government officials of violations of those Acts, and for other purposes. Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. July 8, 2010
HR 5686 STOP Act Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. July 2, 2010
HR 5676 REMEDIES Act Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. July 8, 2010
HR 5654 Gulf Coast Restoration Act Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities. October 13, 2010
HR 5631 Gulf Coast Conservation Corps Act of 2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. October 13, 2010
HR 5629 Oil Spill Accountability and Environmental Protection Act of 2010 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 326. July 27, 2010
HR 5626 Blowout Prevention Act of 2010 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 111-581, Part I. July 29, 2010
HR 5598 Oil Spill Tax Relief Act of 2010 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. June 24, 2010
HR 5572 Oil Spill Prevention Act of 2010 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4784) June 24, 2010
HR 5520 Oil Spill Responsibility Act of 2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation. June 15, 2010
HR 5499 To amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to authorize advances from Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. June 11, 2010
HR 5481 To give subpoena power to the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling. Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 442. June 25, 2010
HR 5459 Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act Amendments Act of 2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. June 4, 2010
HR 5356 Oil Spill Response and Assistance Act Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. May 21, 2010
HR 5355 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. Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation. May 21, 2010
HR 5310 Brownfields Reauthorization Act of 2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. May 14, 2010
HR 5241 BP Deepwater Horizon Disaster Inquiry Commission Act of 2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. May 10, 2010
HR 5214 Big Oil Bailout Prevention Act of 2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. May 6, 2010
HR 4363 National Sustainable Offshore Aquaculture Act of 2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife. January 4, 2010
HR 4188 Brownfield Cleanup Enhancement Act Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. December 3, 2009

Subjects are the headings the Library of Congress assigns to a bill, not labels written here, so the wording is theirs. Bills are listed newest first by their latest action. A bill carries several subjects, so it appears under each of them. Records come from Congress.gov.