HR 5436 · 111th Congress · Energy

To prohibit the Minerals Management Service from issuing permits or environmental or safety waivers for any deepwater drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico until the discharge of oil from the last Deepwater Horizon well has stopped and a congressional committee has issued a report finding the cause of the explosion on and sinking of the Deepwater Horizon.

Introduced 2010-05-27· Sponsored by Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-13]· House

Bill Progress

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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.(2010-06-01)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Prohibits the Minerals Management Service of the Department of the Interior from issuing any permit or granting any waiver of any environmental or safety requirement or restriction under any federal law for any deepwater drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico before the date on which: (1) the discharge of oil from the last well drilled by the semi-submersible drilling rig Deepwater Horizon has stopped; and (2) a Committee of the House of Representatives or the Senate has issued a report that includes a finding of the cause of the explosion on and sinking of that drilling rig.…

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