US HR1743

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US HR1743

Big Oil Bailout Prevention Act of 2013

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Introduced Session

113th Congress

Bill 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.

Committee Categories

Transportation and Infrastructure

Sponsors (8)

Rush Holt (D)*, Lois Capps (D), Kathy Castor (D), Gerry Connolly (D), Raúl Grijalva (D), Ed Markey (D), Jared Polis (D), Louise Slaughter (D),

Last Action

Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation. (on 04/26/2013)

Official Document

https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/1743/all-info

(2 Companion Bills)

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Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/1743/all-info
BillText	http://gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-113hr1743ih/pdf/BILLS-113hr1743ih.pdf
Bill	http://gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-113hr1743ih/pdf/BILLS-113hr1743ih.pdf.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
S329	A bill to eliminate certain fuel subsidies and to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain energy tax incentives.	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.	Related
S828	A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to require oil polluters to pay the full cost of oil spills, and for other purposes.	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.	Related

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