United States · Bill · S
S. 3757 (115th)
Big Oil Bailout Prevention Unlimited Liability Act of 2018
Introduced
13 December 2018
Last action
13 December 2018 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Sponsors
Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ], Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA], Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI], Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ], Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT], Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI], Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI], Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN], Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR], Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH], Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL], Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY], Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA], Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA], Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN], Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH]
Subjects
Environment
Source updated
11 August 2025
Summary
Big Oil Bailout Prevention Unlimited Liability Act of 2018 This bill amends the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to revise requirements governing the liability of parties that are responsible for oil discharges from offshore facilities into navigable waters or adjoining shorelines. Under current law, responsible parties are liable for the total of all removal costs plus $75 million. The bill: (1) removes the cap of $75 million on liability, and (2) makes the responsible parties liable for all covered damages. Covered damages includes damages for: (1) loss of natural resources, property, revenue, or profits; or (2) costs of providing increased public services during or after removal activities, such as fire protection.
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Timeline
13 December 2018
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Source: IntroReferral
13 December 2018
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 13 December 2018 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] · D · Sponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/3757
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/s/3757
- us · 115-s-3757 · source updated 11 August 2025