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HR 1684 114th Congress House Environmental Protection Marine pollution Oil and gas Pollution liability Water quality

Foreign Spill Protection Act of 2016

Introduced: April 16, 2015 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 17 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 27, 2016
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Apr 26, 2016
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Apr 26, 2016
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1959)
Apr 26, 2016
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H1959)
Apr 26, 2016
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1684.
Apr 26, 2016
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1959-1961)
Apr 26, 2016
Mr. Curbelo (FL) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Apr 25, 2016
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 398.
Apr 25, 2016
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 114-518.
Mar 2, 2016
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Mar 2, 2016
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Mar 2, 2016
Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Discharged.
Mar 2, 2016
Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Discharged.
Mar 27, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Mar 27, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
Mar 26, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Mar 26, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Foreign Spill Protection Act of 2016

(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to make foreign facilities that are located offshore and outside the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) liable for removal costs and damages that result from oil spills that reach (or threaten to reach) U.S. navigable waters, adjoining shorelines, or the EEZ. Specifically, the following parties may be held liable: (1) the owners or operators of the foreign facilities, and (2) the holders of a right of use and easement granted under applicable foreign law for the area in which the facility is located.

What's happening now April 27, 2016

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

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2951 Related bill Foreign Spill Protection Act of 2016
 Bill text 4 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 17
All 17 Democratic 8 Republican 5
D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Jul 27, 2015
 D
Frankel, Lois
Florida · Jul 22, 2015
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Jul 7, 2015
 R
Bilirakis, Gus M.
Florida · Jun 25, 2015
 R
Grothman, Glenn
Wisconsin · Jun 18, 2015
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Jun 17, 2015
Costello, Ryan
· Jun 17, 2015
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Jun 11, 2015
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · May 20, 2015
MacArthur, Thomas
· May 19, 2015
 D
Norcross, Donald
New Jersey · May 19, 2015
WALDEN, GREG
· May 19, 2015
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Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · May 19, 2015
 R
Rouzer, David
North Carolina · Apr 22, 2015
Walters, Mimi
· Apr 16, 2015
 R
Joyce, David P.
Ohio · Apr 14, 2015
 R
Diaz-Balart, Mario
Florida · Apr 13, 2015
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1684: Foreign Spill Protection Act of 2016. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1684/
MLA
"H.R. 1684: Foreign Spill Protection Act of 2016." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1684/.
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H.R. 1684, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1684/.
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