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HR 468 115th Congress House Environmental Protection Marine pollution Oil and gas Pollution liability Water quality

Foreign Spill Protection Act of 2017

Introduced: January 12, 2017 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Became law
Jan 13, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
Jan 13, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Jan 12, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Jan 12, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Foreign Spill Protection Act of 2017

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, including facilities located in, on, or under any land within foreign countries; 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 January 13, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 2810 Related bill National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018
  • S 125 Identical bill Foreign Spill Protection Act of 2017
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 22
All 22 Democratic 12 Republican 7
R
Bacon, Don
Nebraska · Jul 11, 2017
MacArthur, Thomas
· Jun 23, 2017
Costello, Ryan
· Jun 21, 2017
 D
Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · Jun 21, 2017
 D
Frankel, Lois
Florida · Jun 20, 2017
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Jun 7, 2017
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jun 7, 2017
 R
Joyce, David P.
Ohio · Jun 6, 2017
 R
Stefanik, Elise M.
New York · Jun 6, 2017
Garrett, Thomas
· Jun 2, 2017
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Jun 2, 2017
 R
Rouzer, David
North Carolina · May 23, 2017
 D
Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · May 22, 2017
 R
Mast, Brian J.
Florida · May 19, 2017
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Feb 6, 2017
 R
Bilirakis, Gus M.
Florida · Feb 3, 2017
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jan 23, 2017
 R
Diaz-Balart, Mario
Florida · Jan 12, 2017
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jan 12, 2017
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Jan 12, 2017
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · Jan 12, 2017
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Jan 12, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 468: Foreign Spill Protection Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-468/
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"H.R. 468: Foreign Spill Protection Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-468/.
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H.R. 468, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-468/.
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