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H.R. 1743 (113th)

Big Oil Bailout Prevention Act of 2013

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Introduced

25 April 2013

Last action

26 April 2013 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.

Sponsors

Rep. Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12], Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7], Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14], Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-25], Rep. Capps, Lois [D-CA-24], Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2], Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA], Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11]

Subjects

Environment

Source updated

12 August 2025

Environment

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.

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Timeline

  1. 25 April 2013

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 25 April 2013

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 25 April 2013

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 26 April 2013

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.

    Source: Committee

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Introduced in House (text)

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  • Introduced in House (text)

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