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H.R.5629: Oil Spill Accountability and Environmental Protection Act of 2010
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 111th Congress
- This bill is primarily about environmental protection
- Introduced June 29, 2010
- Latest Major Action July 27, 2010
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
16 (All Democrats)
Bill Summary
Oil Spill Accountability and Environmental Protection Act of 2010 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA) to repeal the limitation on the liability of the responsible party for an offshore facility for damages and removal costs that result from a discharge of oil into or upon the navigable waters or adjoining shorelines or the U.S. exclusive economic zone (EEZ). Requires the President to review every three years the limits on...
(Source: Library of Congress)
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Bill Actions
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Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.
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Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
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Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
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Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation. H. Rept. 111-567, Part I.
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Committee on Judiciary discharged.
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Committee on Natural Resources discharged.
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Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 326.
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Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure
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Referred to House Judiciary
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Referred to House Natural Resources
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| June 29, 2010 |
Introduced in the House by James L. Oberstar (D-Minn.) |