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S.183: Deepwater Horizon Survivors' Fairness Act
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 112th Congress
- This bill is primarily about transportation and public works
- Introduced Jan. 25, 2011
- Latest Major Action Dec. 5, 2012
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
3 (All Democrats)
Bill Summary
Deepwater Horizon Survivors' Fairness Act - (Sec. 2) Amends federal maritime law formerly known as the Shipowners' Liability Act of 1851 to exclude a claim for personal injury or wrongful death arising from the blowout and explosion of the mobile offshore drilling unit Deepwater Horizon that occurred on April 20, 2010 (the Deepwater Horizon incident), from provisions limiting a vessel owner's liability in specified instances to the value of...
(Source: Library of Congress)
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Bill Actions
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
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Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Rockefeller with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 544.
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By Senator Rockefeller from Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation filed written report. Report No. 112-245.
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| Jan. 25, 2011 |
Introduced in the Senate by John D. Rockefeller IV (D-W.Va.) |