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S 214 112th Congress Senate Environmental Protection Accidents Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Marine pollution Oil and gas Pollution liability Water quality

Big Oil Bailout Prevention Unlimited Liability Act of 2011

Introduced: January 27, 2011 See on congress.gov
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Jan 27, 2011
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Jan 27, 2011
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Big Oil Bailout Prevention Unlimited Liability Act of 2011 - Amends the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to make the party responsible for an offshore facility, except a deepwater port, from which oil is discharged into or upon navigable waters or adjoining shorelines liable for all discharge removal costs and damages for each incident (under current law such party is liable for the total of all removal costs plus $75 million).

Makes this Act effective on April 15, 2010.

What's happening now January 27, 2011

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 5
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · May 19, 2011
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Murray, Patty
Washington · May 12, 2011
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · May 2, 2011
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Apr 14, 2011
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Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Feb 1, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 214: Big Oil Bailout Prevention Unlimited Liability Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-214/
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"S. 214: Big Oil Bailout Prevention Unlimited Liability Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-214/.
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S. 214, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-214/.
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