Bill113th Congress

H.R. 1743

Big Oil Bailout Prevention Act of 2013

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Introduced
Apr 25, 2013
Origin Chamber
House
Policy Area
Environmental Protection
Latest Action
Apr 26, 2013
Latest Action

Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.

Sponsor

Rep. Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12]

Democrat·NJ-12
Bioguide ID: H001032
First Name: RUSH
Middle Name: D.
Last Name: HOLT
By Request: N
7
Cosponsors
1
Committees
4
Actions
0
Amendments
2
Related Bills
3
Subjects
1
Summaries
3
Titles
1
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Bill Details

Update Date
Nov 15, 2022
Origin Chamber
House
Bill Type
HR
Bill Number
1,743
Congress
113
Introduced Date
Apr 25, 2013
Policy Area
Environmental Protection
Is Law
No
Apr 26, 2013Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.

Source: House committee actions

Apr 25, 2013IntroReferralH11100

Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

Source: House floor actions

Apr 25, 2013IntroReferralIntro-H

Introduced in House

Source: Library of Congress

Apr 25, 2013IntroReferral1000

Introduced in House

Source: Library of Congress

Introduced in House· Apr 25, 20130

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.

Transportation and Infrastructure Committee

House· Standing
Marine pollutionOil and gasPollution liability

Introduced in House

Apr 25, 2013

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