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S. 3163 (114th)

Big Oil Bailout Prevention Trust Fund Act of 2016

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Introduced

12 July 2016

Last action

12 July 2016 · Introduced

Status

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Sponsors

Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ], Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA], Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI], Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL], Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD], Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN], Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR], Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI], Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL], Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI], Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ]

Subjects

Environment

Source updated

6 December 2025

Environment

Summary

Big Oil Bailout Prevention Trust Fund Act of 2016 This bill 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, (2) the $500 million per incident limitation on expenditures from the trust fund for natural resource damage assessments and claims in connection with oil spills, and (3) the limitation on the borrowing authority of the trust fund. The bill also amends the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to 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.

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Timeline

  1. 12 July 2016

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 12 July 2016

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

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