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HR 5436 111th Congress House Energy Accidents Congressional oversight Gulf of Mexico Licensing and registrations Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Marine pollution Oil and gas Water quality

To prohibit the Minerals Management Service from issuing permits or environmental or safety waivers for any deepwater drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico until the discharge of oil from the last…

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To prohibit the Minerals Management Service from issuing permits or environmental or safety waivers for any deepwater drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico until the discharge of oil from the last Deepwater Horizon well has stopped and a congressional committee has issued a report finding the cause of the explosion on and sinking of the Deepwater Horizon.

Introduced: May 27, 2010 Introduced by: Buchanan, Vern Republican · Florida See on congress.gov
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
May 27, 2010
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
May 27, 2010
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Prohibits the Minerals Management Service of the Department of the Interior from issuing any permit or granting any waiver of any environmental or safety requirement or restriction under any federal law for any deepwater drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico before the date on which: (1) the discharge of oil from the last well drilled by the semi-submersible drilling rig Deepwater Horizon has stopped; and (2) a Committee of the House of Representatives or the Senate has issued a report that includes a finding of the cause of the explosion on and sinking of that drilling rig.

What's happening now June 1, 2010

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5436: To prohibit the Minerals Management Service from issuing permits or environmental or safety waivers for any deepwater drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico until the discharge of oil from the last Deepwater Horizon well has stopped and a congressional committee has issued a report finding the cause of the explosion on and sinking of the Deepwater Horizon.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5436/
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"H.R. 5436: To prohibit the Minerals Management Service from issuing permits or environmental or safety waivers for any deepwater drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico until the discharge of oil from the last Deepwater Horizon well has stopped and a congressional committee has issued a report finding the cause of the explosion on and sinking of the Deepwater Horizon.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5436/.
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H.R. 5436, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5436/.
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[H.R. 5436: To prohibit the Minerals Management Service from issuing permits or environmental or safety waivers for any deepwater drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico until the discharge of oil from the last Deepwater Horizon well has stopped and a congressional committee has issued a report finding the cause of the explosion on and sinking of the Deepwater Horizon.](https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5436/)
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