HR 492 · 112th Congress · Environmental Protection

Big Oil Bailout Prevention Act of 2011

Introduced 2011-01-26· Sponsored by Rep. Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12]· House

Bill Progress

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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.(2011-01-27)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Big Oil Bailout Prevention Act of 2011 - Amends the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to remove the limit on liability (currently, the total of all removal costs plus $75 million) of a party responsible for an offshore facility except a deepwater port, from which oil is discharged into or upon navigable waters or adjoining shorelines. Makes this Act effective on April 15, 2010.…

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Cosponsors (20)

20 Democrats
Rep. Inslee, Jay [D-WA-1]WA
Rep. Capps, Lois [D-CA-23]CA
Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6]NJ
Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4]MA
Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-9]CA
Rep. Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3]KY
Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11]VA
Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22]NY
Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-10]CA
Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6]CA
Rep. Sutton, Betty [D-OH-13]OH
Rep. Farr, Sam [D-CA-17]CA
Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7]AZ
Rep. Jackson, Jesse L., Jr. [D-IL-2]IL
Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1]ME
Rep. Braley, Bruce L. [D-IA-1]IA
Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]TN
Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-12]CA
Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13]CA
Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2]CO