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S. 3473 (111th)
A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to authorize advances from Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
Introduced
9 June 2010
Last action
15 June 2010 · President
Status
Became Public Law No: 111-191.
Sponsors
Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV]
Subjects
Environment, Budget
Source updated
5 December 2025
Summary
Amends the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to exempt advances to the Coast Guard in connection with the explosion on, and sinking of, the mobile offshore drilling unit Deepwater Horizon from the requirement that amounts in the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund shall be available only as provided in annual appropriations. Limits such advances to a maximum of $100 million each, with the total amount for all advances subject to limits under existing law (i.e., not to exceed $1 billion for any single incident and $500 million for natural resource damage assessments and claims for any single incident, provided that, except in the case of payments of removal costs, an advance may be made only if the amount in the Fund after such advance will not be less than $30 million). Requires the Coast Guard to notify Congress of the amount advanced and the facts and circumstances necessitating the advance within seven days of the advance. Requires the budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go-Act of 2010, to be determined by reference to the latest statement titled "Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation" for this Act submitted by the Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, provided that such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage.
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Timeline
9 June 2010
Floor
Held at the desk.
Source: Floor
9 June 2010
Floor
Received in the House.
Source: Floor
9 June 2010
Introduced
Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4785; text as passed Senate: CR S4785; text of measure as introduced: CR S4749)
Source: Floor
9 June 2010
Introduced
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S4785; text as passed Senate: CR S4785; text of measure as introduced: CR S4749)
Source: Floor
9 June 2010
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
10 June 2010
Action
Cleared for White House.
10 June 2010
Passed
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Source: Floor
10 June 2010
Vote
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 410 - 0, 1 Present (Roll no. 354). (text: CR H4336)
Source: Floor
10 June 2010
Vote
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 410 - 0, 1 Present (Roll no. 354).(text: CR H4336)
Source: Floor
10 June 2010
Floor
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4336-4342)
Source: Floor
10 June 2010
Vote
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
Source: Floor
10 June 2010
Floor
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 3473.
Source: Floor
10 June 2010
Floor
Mr. Oberstar moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Source: Floor
14 June 2010
Floor
Presented to President.
Source: Floor
14 June 2010
President
Presented to President.
Source: President
15 June 2010
Became law
Became Public Law No: 111-191.
Source: President
15 June 2010
Became law
Signed by President.
Source: BecameLaw
15 June 2010
President
Signed by President.
Source: President
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Enrolled Bill · — · Download file
- Public Law · 15 June 2010 · Download file
- Considered and Passed Senate · 9 June 2010 · Download file
- Engrossed in Senate · 9 June 2010 · Download file
Documents
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Passed House without amendment
summary · EN · 10 June 2010
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Passed Senate without amendment
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Introduced in Senate
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Sponsors
- Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV] · D · Sponsor
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/senate-bill/3473
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/s/3473
- us · 111-s-3473 · source updated 5 December 2025