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HR 5958 117th Congress House Environmental Protection Civil actions and liability Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Marine and inland water transportation Marine pollution Oil and gas Pollution liability

Increasing Penalties for Offshore Polluters Act

Introduced: November 12, 2021 Introduced by: Lieu, Ted Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
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Became law
Nov 24, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Nov 12, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Nov 12, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Increasing Penalties for Offshore Polluters Act

This bill generally enhances civil and criminal penalties for certain water pollution, including oil spills and discharges of other hazardous substances.

What's happening now November 24, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 3
D
Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Nov 16, 2021
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · Nov 12, 2021
 D
Levin, Mike
California · Nov 12, 2021
Lowenthal, Alan
· Nov 12, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5958: Increasing Penalties for Offshore Polluters Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5958/
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"H.R. 5958: Increasing Penalties for Offshore Polluters Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5958/.
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H.R. 5958, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5958/.
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