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S 3345 111th Congress Senate Transportation and Public Works Accidents Civil actions and liability Marine and inland water transportation Marine pollution Pollution liability Transportation safety and security

Big Oil Polluter Pays Act

Introduced: May 11, 2010 Introduced by: Whitehouse, Sheldon Democratic · Rhode Island See on congress.gov
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May 11, 2010
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
May 11, 2010
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Big Oil Polluter Pays Act - Declares that, in any civil action for damages arising out of a maritime tort case, punitive damages may be assessed without regard to the amount of compensatory damages assessed in the action. (Thus, removes the cap ratio of 1:1 on punitive-to-compensatory damages established in the Exxon Shipping Co. v Baker case for the award of punitive damages.)

What's happening now May 11, 2010

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 3 Independent 1
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Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · Jun 22, 2010
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Jun 14, 2010
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · May 20, 2010
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · May 12, 2010
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3345: Big Oil Polluter Pays Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-3345/
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"S. 3345: Big Oil Polluter Pays Act." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-3345/.
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S. 3345, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-3345/.
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