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HR 5895 111th Congress House

Gulf Coast Oil Spill Legal Liabilities and Claims Act of 2010

Official title: To limit the effect of legal releases in certain civil actions, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 28, 2010 Introduced by: Waters, Maxine Democratic · California See on congress.gov
Law Civil actions and liabilityContracts and agencyMarine and coastal resources, fisheriesMarine pollution
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Oil and gasPollution liability
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This bill died when the 111th Congress ended
It never became law before the 111th Congress (2009–2010) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Dec 20, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts and Competition Policy.
Jul 28, 2010
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jul 28, 2010
Introduced in House
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 Latest action December 20, 2010

Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts and Competition Policy.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Gulf Coast Oil Spill Legal Liabilities and Claims Act of 2010 - Prohibits settlement, legal release, or other agreement from extinguishing or limiting liability in a civil action for significant harm arising from a discharge into waters off the shore of the United States of a substance that contaminates a marine or coastal environment or endangers public health, if such settlement, legal release, or agreement is entered into under coercion or duress or is entered into in exchange for any benefit other than a settlement of claims pending.

Amends the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 to exclude from class actions under such Act any action brought by a state or one of its subdivisions on behalf of its citizens.

Amends the federal judicial code to exclude an action brought by a state or one of its subdivisions on behalf of its citizens from the meaning of a class action or mass action.

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 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Chu, Judy
California · Sep 29, 2010
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5895: Gulf Coast Oil Spill Legal Liabilities and Claims Act of 2010. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5895/
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"H.R. 5895: Gulf Coast Oil Spill Legal Liabilities and Claims Act of 2010." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5895/.
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H.R. 5895, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5895/.
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