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H.R. 1743 113th Congress House

Big Oil Bailout Prevention Act of 2013

Official title: To amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to require responsible parties to pay the full cost of offshore oil spills, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 25, 2013 See on congress.gov
Environmental Protection Marine pollutionOil and gasPollution liability
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Apr 26, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
Apr 25, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Apr 25, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 26, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Big Oil Bailout Prevention Act of 2013 - Amends the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to remove the limit on liability (currently, the total of all removal costs plus $75 million) of a party responsible for an offshore facility except a deepwater port, from which oil is discharged into or upon navigable waters or adjoining shorelines.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 329 Sustainable Energy Act
  • S 828 Big Oil Bailout Prevention Unlimited Liability Act of 2013
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 2
CAPPS, LOIS
· Apr 25, 2013
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Apr 25, 2013
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Apr 25, 2013
Polis, Jared
· Apr 25, 2013
SLAUGHTER, LOUISE
· Apr 25, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1743: Big Oil Bailout Prevention Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1743/
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"H.R. 1743: Big Oil Bailout Prevention Act of 2013." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1743/.
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