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S 125 115th Congress Senate Environmental Protection Marine pollution Oil and gas Pollution liability Water quality

Foreign Spill Protection Act of 2017

Introduced: January 12, 2017 Introduced by: Murkowski, Lisa Republican · Alaska See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Jan 12, 2017
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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 12, 2017

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

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 468 Identical bill Foreign Spill Protection Act of 2017
  • HR 2810 Related bill National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Republican 1
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Cantwell, Maria
Washington · Jan 12, 2017
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Heinrich, Martin
New Mexico · Jan 12, 2017
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Sullivan, Dan
Alaska · Jan 12, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 125: Foreign Spill Protection Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-125/
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"S. 125: Foreign Spill Protection Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-125/.
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S. 125, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-125/.
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