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
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 11, 2010
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
May 11, 2010
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
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
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Committees of jurisdiction
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