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HCONRES 175 101th Congress House

Expressing the sense of the Congress that the Exxon Company USA has not fulfilled its obligation to clean up the oil spill caused by its tanker in Prince William Sound in Alaska and that Exxon should…

Official title: Expressing the sense of the Congress that the Exxon Company USA has not fulfilled its obligation to clean up the oil spill caused by its tanker in Prince Willi… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: Expressing the sense of the Congress that the Exxon Company USA has not fulfilled its obligation to clean up the oil spill caused by its tanker in Prince William Sound in Alaska and that Exxon should take appropriate steps to ensure a thorough cleanup, including maintaining monitoring crews during the winter.

Introduced: September 6, 1989 See on congress.gov
Environmental Protection AlaskaCorporationsEnvironmental monitoringLiability for oil pollutionOil pollution of the sea
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It was not agreed to before the 101st Congress (1989–1990) adjourned, so it is no longer active. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
Sep 20, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Navigation.
Sep 20, 1989
Executive Comment Requested from DOT.
Aug 7, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources.
Jul 26, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries.
Jul 26, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Public Works + Transportation.
Jul 26, 1989
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 20, 1989

Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Navigation.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Exxon Company USA has not fulfilled its obligation to clean up the oil spill caused by its tanker in Prince William Sound in Alaska, and that Exxon should take appropriate steps to ensure a thorough cleanup, including maintaining monitoring crews during the winter, until the oil spill is completely cleaned up.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 175: Expressing the sense of the Congress that the Exxon Company USA has not fulfilled its obligation to clean up the oil spill caused by its tanker in Prince William Sound in Alaska and that Exxon should take appropriate steps to ensure a thorough cleanup, including maintaining monitoring crews during the winter.. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HCONRES-175/
MLA
"H. Con. Res. 175: Expressing the sense of the Congress that the Exxon Company USA has not fulfilled its obligation to clean up the oil spill caused by its tanker in Prince William Sound in Alaska and that Exxon should take appropriate steps to ensure a thorough cleanup, including maintaining monitoring crews during the winter.." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HCONRES-175/.
Bluebook (legal)
H. Con. Res. 175, 101st Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HCONRES-175/.
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[H. Con. Res. 175: Expressing the sense of the Congress that the Exxon Company USA has not fulfilled its obligation to clean up the oil spill caused by its tanker in Prince William Sound in Alaska and that Exxon should take appropriate steps to ensure a thorough cleanup, including maintaining monitoring crews during the winter.](https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HCONRES-175/)
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