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H.R. 1684 (114th)

Foreign Spill Protection Act of 2016

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Introduced

26 March 2015

Last action

27 April 2016 · Introduced

Status

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Sponsors

Carlos Curbelo, Rep. Murphy, Patrick [D-FL-18], Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large], Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-13], Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-27], Rep. Diaz-Balart, Mario [R-FL-26], Rep. Dold, Robert J. [R-IL-10], Rep. Lance, Leonard [R-NJ-7], Rep. Joyce, David P. [R-OH-14], Rep. Graham, Gwen [D-FL-2], Rep. Walters, Mimi [R-CA-45], Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8], Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3], Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1], Rep. Rouzer, David [R-NC-7], Rep. Gibson, Christopher P. [R-NY-19], Rep. Miller, Jeff [R-FL-1], Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25], Rep. Walden, Greg [R-OR-2], Rep. MacArthur, Thomas [R-NJ-3], Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1], Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13], Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2], Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47], Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20], Rep. Clawson, Curt [R-FL-19], Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18], Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24], Rep. Coffman, Mike [R-CO-6], Rep. Costello, Ryan A. [R-PA-6], Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14], Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6], Rep. Jolly, David W. [R-FL-13], Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12], Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1], Rep. Zeldin, Lee M. [R-NY-1], Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15], Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22], Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2], Rep. Katko, John [R-NY-24], Rep. Crenshaw, Ander [R-FL-4], Rep. Grayson, Alan [D-FL-9], Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-17], Rep. Capps, Lois [D-CA-24], Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6], Rep. Mica, John L. [R-FL-7], Rep. Hanna, Richard L. [R-NY-22]

Subjects

Environment

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7 April 2025

Environment

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Summary

Foreign Spill Protection Act of 2015 This bill amends the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to make the owner or operator of a foreign offshore unit liable for removal costs and specified damages that result from a discharge, or substantial threat of discharge, of oil from such unit that reaches or threatens to reach: (1) U.S. navigable waters or adjoining shorelines, or (2) the exclusive economic zone. A "foreign offshore unit" is a facility that is located in the territorial sea or on the continental shelf of a foreign country that is used for oil exploration, drilling, production, or related activities. The bill also amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to: (1) prohibit the discharge of oil from a foreign offshore unit that reaches the navigable waters of the United States, adjoining shorelines, or waters of the contiguous zone; and (2) subject the owner or operator of the unit to penalties under that Act.

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Timeline

  1. 26 March 2015

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 26 March 2015

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 26 March 2015

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 27 March 2015

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.

    Source: Committee

  5. 2 March 2016

    Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Source: Committee

  6. 2 March 2016

    Committee

    Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Discharged.

    Source: Committee

  7. 2 March 2016

    Reported

    Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

    Source: Committee

  8. 25 April 2016

    Calendars

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 398.

    Source: Calendars

  9. 25 April 2016

    Reported

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 114-518.

    Source: Committee

  10. 25 April 2016

    Reported

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 114-518.

    Source: Committee

  11. 26 April 2016

    Passed

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

    Source: Floor

  12. 26 April 2016

    Passed

    On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1959)

    Source: Floor

  13. 26 April 2016

    Passed

    Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H1959)

    Source: Floor

  14. 26 April 2016

    Floor

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1684.

    Source: Floor

  15. 26 April 2016

    Floor

    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1959-1961)

    Source: Floor

  16. 26 April 2016

    Floor

    Mr. Curbelo (FL) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

    Source: Floor

  17. 27 April 2016

    Introduced

    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

    Source: IntroReferral

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