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HRES 157 101th Congress House Environmental Protection Alaska Corporations Liability for oil pollution Oil pollution of the sea

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Exxon Company, USA, should devote whatever resources are necessary and pay all expenses required to compensate affected parties expeditiously, mitigate impacts, and complete cleanup by September 15, 1989, of Prince William Sound and other Alaska lands and waters damaged by the Exxon Valdezoil spill.

Introduced: May 16, 1989 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 11 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 6, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Navigation.
Jun 6, 1989
Executive Comment Requested from Commerce, DOT, and EPA.
May 30, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources.
May 17, 1989
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 17, 1989
Ordered to be Reported (Amended).
May 17, 1989
Subcommittee on Water, Power and Offshore Energy Resources Discharged.
May 17, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Offshore Energy Resources.
May 16, 1989
Referred jointly to the House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.
May 16, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries.
May 16, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Public Works + Transportation.
May 16, 1989
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the Exxon Company must dedicate necessary resources and pay all required expenses to compensate affected parties, mitigate impacts, and complete cleanup by September 15, 1989, of Prince William Sound and other Alaska lands and waters damaged by the Exxon Valdez oil spill; and (2) the scope and thoroughness of the cleanup shall be determined by the U.S. Coast Guard to achieve maximum benefit of fish and wildlife habitat and the Alaska environment.

What's happening now June 6, 1989

Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Navigation.

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