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HR 5520 111th Congress House Energy Accidents Government trust funds Gulf of Mexico Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Marine pollution Oil and gas Pollution liability

Oil Spill Responsibility Act of 2010

Introduced: June 14, 2010 See on congress.gov
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Became law
Jun 15, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
Jun 15, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Jun 14, 2010
Introduced in House
Jun 14, 2010
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Jun 9, 2010
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4252)
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Oil Spill Responsibility Act of 2010 - Finds that BP p.l.c. (BP) confessed under oath before Congress to being the responsible party for the discharge of oil in the Gulf of Mexico resulting from the explosion on and sinking of the mobile offshore drilling unit Deepwater Horizon.

Requires BP immediately to pay the United States $25 billion as partial compensation for removal costs and damages for which BP is liable.

States that a specified limitation on damages under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 shall not apply with respect to the explosion on and sinking of the mobile offshore drilling unit Deepwater Horizon.

Prohibits the construction of this Act as limiting the liability of BP for such amount.

Requires amounts paid by BP under this Act to be deposited into a separate account in the Treasury and made available to the Secretary of the Interior to reimburse any person for removal costs and damages incurred as a result of the explosion on and sinking of the mobile offshore drilling unit Deepwater Horizon.

What's happening now June 15, 2010

Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Democratic 9
D
Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Jun 15, 2010
 D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Jun 15, 2010
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Jun 15, 2010
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Jun 14, 2010
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Jun 14, 2010
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jun 14, 2010
Hall, John
· Jun 14, 2010
Hare, Phil
· Jun 14, 2010
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Jun 14, 2010
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jun 14, 2010
Schauer, Mark
· Jun 14, 2010
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Jun 14, 2010
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5520: Oil Spill Responsibility Act of 2010. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5520/
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"H.R. 5520: Oil Spill Responsibility Act of 2010." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5520/.
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H.R. 5520, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5520/.
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