United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 492 (112th)
Big Oil Bailout Prevention Act of 2011
Introduced
26 January 2011
Last action
27 January 2011 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
Sponsors
Rep. Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12], Rep. Inslee, Jay [D-WA-1], Rep. Capps, Lois [D-CA-24], Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6], Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4], Barbara Lee, John Yarmuth, Gerald Connolly, Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22], Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8], Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6], Rep. Sutton, Betty [D-OH-13], Rep. Farr, Sam [D-CA-20], Raúl Grijalva, Rep. Jackson, Jesse L., Jr. [D-IL-2], Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1], Rep. Braley, Bruce L. [D-IA-1], Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9], Jackie Speier, Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-9], Jared Polis, Anna Eshoo, LOUISE SLAUGHTER, Rep. Rothman, Steven R. [D-NJ-9], Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12]
Subjects
Environment
Source updated
14 August 2025
Summary
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. Makes this Act effective on April 15, 2010.
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Timeline
26 January 2011
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Source: IntroReferral
26 January 2011
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
26 January 2011
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
27 January 2011
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 26 January 2011 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 26 January 2011
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 26 January 2011
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 26 January 2011
Sponsors
- Rep. Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Inslee, Jay [D-WA-1] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Capps, Lois [D-CA-24] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4] · D · Sponsor
- Barbara Lee · D · Sponsor
- John Yarmuth · D · Sponsor
- Gerald Connolly · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Sutton, Betty [D-OH-13] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Farr, Sam [D-CA-20] · D · Sponsor
- Raúl Grijalva · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Jackson, Jesse L., Jr. [D-IL-2] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Braley, Bruce L. [D-IA-1] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] · D · Sponsor
- Jackie Speier · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-9] · D · Sponsor
- Jared Polis · D · Cosponsor
- Anna Eshoo · D · Cosponsor
- LOUISE SLAUGHTER · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Rothman, Steven R. [D-NJ-9] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] · D · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/492
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/492
- us · 112-hr-492 · source updated 14 August 2025