Big Oil Bailout Prevention Act of 2011

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 112th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

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24 cosponsors · 24 D

19 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

Big Oil Bailout Prevention Act of 2011 - 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 it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Jan 26, 2011

Makes this Act effective on April 15, 2010.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Big Oil Bailout Prevention Act of 2011

Latest action (Jan 27, 2011): Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.

Policy area: Environmental Protection · Origin: House · Introduced: Jan 26, 2011

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.