US HB1743 | 2013-2014 | 113th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-0)
Status: Introduced on April 25 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-04-26 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on April 25 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-04-26 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Big Oil Bailout Prevention Act of 2013 - 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.
Title
Big Oil Bailout Prevention Act of 2013
Sponsors
| Rep. Rush Holt [D-NJ] | Rep. Lois Capps [D-CA] | Rep. Kathy Castor [D-FL] | Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA] |
| Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ] | Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA] | Rep. Jared Polis [D-CO] | Rep. Louise Slaughter [D-NY] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2013-04-26 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation. |
| 2013-04-25 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. |
Same As/Similar To
SB329 (Related) 2013-02-14 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
SB828 (Related) 2013-04-25 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
SB828 (Related) 2013-04-25 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/1743/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr1743/BILLS-113hr1743ih.pdf |
