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S.214: Big Oil Bailout Prevention Unlimited Liability Act of 2011
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 112th Congress
- This bill is primarily about environmental protection
- Introduced Jan. 27, 2011
- Latest Major Action Jan. 27, 2011
- See the five similar bills introduced in other congresses.
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
8 (All Democrats)
Bill Summary
Big Oil Bailout Prevention Unlimited Liability Act of 2011 - Amends the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to make the party responsible for an offshore facility, except a deepwater port, from which oil is discharged into or upon navigable waters or adjoining shorelines liable for all discharge removal costs and damages for each incident (under current law such party is liable for the total of all removal costs plus $75 million). Makes this Act...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
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| Jan. 27, 2011 |
Introduced in the Senate by Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) |