United States · Bill · S
S. 828 (113th)
Big Oil Bailout Prevention Unlimited Liability Act of 2013
Introduced
25 April 2013
Last action
25 April 2013 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Sponsors
Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ], Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL], Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL], Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI], Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI], Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ]
Subjects
Environment
Source updated
12 August 2025
Summary
Big Oil Bailout Prevention Unlimited Liability Act of 2013 - Amends the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to make the party responsible for an offshore facility, except a deepwater port, from which oil is discharged into or upon navigable waters or adjoining shorelines liable for all discharge removal costs and damages for each incident (under current law such party is liable for the total of all removal costs plus $75 million).
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Timeline
25 April 2013
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Source: IntroReferral
25 April 2013
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 25 April 2013 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] · D · Cosponsor
- · ssev00 · Standing
Related records
- related to → Big Oil Bailout Prevention Act of 2013
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/828
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/s/828
- us · 113-s-828 · source updated 12 August 2025