US Congress House Bill 468 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on January 12 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-01-13 - 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]

Foreign Spill Protection Act of 2017 This bill amends the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to make foreign facilities that are located offshore and outside the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) liable for removal costs and damages that result from oil spills that reach (or threaten to reach) U.S. navigable waters, adjoining shorelines, or the EEZ. Specifically, the following parties may be held liable: (1) the owners or operators of the foreign facilities, including facilities located in, on, or under any land within foreign countries; and (2) the holders of a right of use and easement granted under applicable foreign law for the area in which the facility is located.

Foreign Spill Protection Act of 2017

Rep. Carlos Curbelo [R-FL]	Rep. Darren Soto [D-FL]	Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]	Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA]
Rep. Don Young [R-AK]	Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D-FL]
Rep. Matt Gaetz [R-FL]	Rep. Donald Payne [D-NJ]	Rep. John Katko [R-NY]	Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen [R-FL]
Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]	Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart [R-FL]	Rep. Marcy Kaptur [D-OH]	Rep. Lee Zeldin [R-NY]
Rep. Gus Bilirakis [R-FL]	Rep. Bill Posey [R-FL]	Rep. Jared Huffman [D-CA]	Rep. Matthew Cartwright [D-PA]
Rep. Walter Jones [R-NC]	Rep. Brian Mast [R-FL]	Rep. Carol Shea-Porter [D-NH]	Sen. Lisa Rochester [D-DE]
Rep. David Rouzer [R-NC]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. Ro Khanna [D-CA]	Rep. Thomas Garrett [R-VA]
Rep. Charlie Crist [D-FL]	Rep. David Joyce [R-OH]	Rep. Jackie Speier [D-CA]	Rep. Elise Stefanik [R-NY]
Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]	Rep. Steven Palazzo [R-MS]	Rep. Mark DeSaulnier [D-CA]	Rep. Eric Swalwell [D-CA]
Rep. Lois Frankel [D-FL]	Rep. Albio Sires [D-NJ]	Rep. Seth Moulton [D-MA]	Rep. John Delaney [D-MD]
Rep. Ryan Costello [R-PA]	Rep. Thomas MacArthur [R-NJ]	Rep. Louise Slaughter [D-NY]	Rep. Anna Eshoo [D-CA]
Rep. Ann Kuster [D-NH]	Rep. Jared Polis [D-CO]	Rep. Don Bacon [R-NE]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-01-13	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
2017-01-13	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
2017-01-12	House	Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
2017-01-12	House	Introduced in House

SB125 (Same As) 2017-01-12 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
HB2810 (Related) 2017-12-12 - Became Public Law No: 115-91. (TXT | PDF)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/468/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr468/BILLS-115hr468ih.pdf