United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 5214 (111th)
Big Oil Bailout Prevention Act of 2010
Introduced
5 May 2010
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Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
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14 August 2025
Summary
Big Oil Bailout Prevention Act of 2010 - Amends the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to: (1) increase the liability of the party responsible for an offshore facility, except a deepwater port, from which oil is discharged into or upon navigable waters or adjoining shorelines to the total of all discharge removal costs plus $10 billion (currently, $75 million) for each incident; and (2) direct the President to promulgate regulations to allow advance payments from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund to states and localities to prepare for and mitigate substantial threats from the discharge of oil. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to eliminate: (1) the $1 billion per incident limitation on expenditures from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund for cleanup of oil spills: and (2) restrictions on the borrowing authority of such Trust Fund. Makes this Act effective on April 15, 2010.
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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 5 May 2010
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Introduced in House · EN · 5 May 2010
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 5 May 2010
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/5214
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/hr/5214