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HCONRES 175 101th Congress House Environmental Protection Alaska Corporations Environmental monitoring Liability for oil pollution Oil pollution of the sea

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: July 26, 1989 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
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
 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.

What's happening now September 20, 1989

Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Navigation.

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