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H.R. 492 (112th)

Big Oil Bailout Prevention Act of 2011

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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], Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12], Rep. Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3], Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11], 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], Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7], 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], Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14], Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13], Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2], Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18], Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-25], Rep. Rothman, Steven R. [D-NJ-9], Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12]

Subjects

Environment

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14 August 2025

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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

  1. 26 January 2011

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 26 January 2011

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 26 January 2011

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 27 January 2011

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.

    Source: Committee

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