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HR 5634 117th Congress House

Oil Spill Response Enhancement Act of 2021

Official title: To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act with respect to contracts for oil spill response, and for other purposes.

Introduced: October 19, 2021 See on congress.gov
Environmental Protection
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Oct 20, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Oct 19, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Oct 19, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 20, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Oil Spill Response Enhancement Act of 2021

This bill authorizes the President to indemnify, subject to specified limits, contractors that respond to oil spills and other discharges of hazardous substances for certain liabilities.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5634: Oil Spill Response Enhancement Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5634/
MLA
"H.R. 5634: Oil Spill Response Enhancement Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5634/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 5634, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5634/.
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[H.R. 5634: Oil Spill Response Enhancement Act of 2021](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5634/)
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