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S 4849 117th Congress Senate Transportation and Public Works

Oil Spill Response Review Act of 2022

Introduced: September 14, 2022 Introduced by: Markey, Edward J. Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Sep 14, 2022
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Oil Spill Response Review Act of 2022

This bill directs the U.S. Coast Guard to develop and carry out a process to update its review of vessel response plans by increasing the collection and improving the quality of incident data on oil spill location and response capability.

The bill also expands expenditure purposes of the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund.

Additionally, the Government Accountability Office must conduct a study on Coast Guard and Environmental Protection Agency oversight of national, regional, and local area oil spill response frameworks.

What's happening now September 14, 2022

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4849: Oil Spill Response Review Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4849/
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"S. 4849: Oil Spill Response Review Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4849/.
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S. 4849, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4849/.
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