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H.R. 570 (117th)

Offshore Accountability Act of 2021

openUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

28 January 2021

Last action

16 November 2022 · Reported

Status

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 403.

Sponsors

Rep. McEachin, A. Donald [D-VA-4], Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16], Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24], Rep. Gaetz, Matt [R-FL-1], Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7], Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2], Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47], Rep. Luria, Elaine G. [D-VA-2], Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9], Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49]

Subjects

Energy

Source updated

7 April 2025

Energy

Summary

Offshore Accountability Act of 2021 This bill establishes disclosure and reporting requirements for operators of offshore oil or gas facilities after equipment failures of critical systems. Such operators must notify the Department of the Interior and the manufacturers of the equipment of such failures. In addition, the operators must provide equipment failure analyses to Interior and the manufacturers. Interior must post the analyses on its website. Finally, operators must report to Interior on changes made by such manufacturers to the design of critical systems as the result of reported failures and changes in the operators' procedures as a result of reported failures.

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Timeline

  1. 28 January 2021

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 28 January 2021

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 28 January 2021

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 1 March 2021

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.

    Source: Committee

  5. 13 May 2021

    Committee

    Subcommittee Hearings Held.

    Source: Committee

  6. 13 October 2021

    Vote

    Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 19.

    Source: Committee

  7. 13 October 2021

    Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Source: Committee

  8. 13 October 2021

    Committee

    Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Discharged.

    Source: Committee

  9. 16 November 2022

    Calendars

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 403.

    Source: Calendars

  10. 16 November 2022

    Reported

    Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 117-562.

    Source: Committee

  11. 16 November 2022

    Reported

    Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 117-562.

    Source: Committee

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