Bill113th CongressFiled Apr 25, 2013Environmental Protection
H.R. 1743
Big Oil Bailout Prevention Act of 2013
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Apr 25, 2013)
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.
What just happenedApr 26, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
Who’s behind it
Rep. Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12](D-NJ)Sponsor
7 cosponsors7 D
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- Introduced in HouseApr 25, 2013
- Apr 26, 2013Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
- Apr 25, 2013IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
- Apr 25, 2013IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Apr 25, 2013IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House