HR 5355 · 111th Congress · Environmental Protection

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.

Introduced 2010-05-20· Sponsored by Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.(2010-05-21)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] 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.…

Summarized by Claude AI · Non-partisan · For informational purposes only

Cosponsors (19)

19 Democrats