US Congress House Bill 5241 (Prior Session Legislation)

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May 10 2010 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

BP Deepwater Horizon Disaster Inquiry Commission Act of 2010 - Establishes the BP Deepwater Horizon Disaster Inquiry Commission to investigate: (1) the performance of BP Exploration and Production, Inc., Transocean, Ltd., and other entities affiliated with the Mobile Drilling Unit Deepwater Horizon; (2) their compliance with federal, state, and local laws and regulations (including their conformance with their own practices and industry practices); (3) the performance of federal, state, and local agencies responsible for oversight, inspection, and enforcement; and (4) the compliance of such agencies with federal, state, and local laws and regulations governing their actions. Requires the Commission to evaluate: (1) current and future impact of the oil disaster on the environment, economy, and public health; (2) the adequacy of the response to the oil disaster; (3) the implications of the oil disaster, and any risk of other such disasters, for offshore oil and gas activities by the United States; and (4) the availability and accuracy of baseline data against which the impact of the oil disaster may be measured. Requires the Commission to develop recommendations to: (1) improve the response to the oil disaster, including through modification of proposed plans to mitigate and monitor its impact; and (2) minimize the risk and mitigate the impact of future such disasters (including changes to federal law and regulations and improvements in industry practices). Sets forth powers of the Commission, including subpoena powers.

BP Deepwater Horizon Disaster Inquiry Commission Act of 2010

Rep Miller, George	Rep Kennedy, Patrick J.	Rep Langevin, James R.	Rep Lee, Barbara
Rep Lofgren, Zoe	Rep McCollum, Betty	Rep Michaud, Michael H.	Rep Moore, Dennis
Rep Moran, James P.	Rep Pingree, Chellie	Rep Price, David E.	Rep Rothman, Steven R.
Rep Speier, Jackie	Rep Thompson, Mike	Rep Woolsey, Lynn C.	Rep Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana
Rep Chandler, Ben	Rep Garamendi, John	Rep Honda, Michael M.	Rep Holt, Rush D.
Rep Hirono, Mazie K.	Rep Braley, Bruce L.	Rep Capps, Lois	Rep Castor, Kathy
Rep Harman, Jane	Rep Markey, Edward J.	Rep Matsui, Doris O.	Rep Schakowsky, Janice D.
Rep Sherman, Brad	Rep Wasserman Schultz, Debbie	Rep Welch, Peter	Rep Baldwin, Tammy
Rep Christensen, Donna M.	Rep Cohen, Steve	Rep Farr, Sam	Rep Filner, Bob
Rep Grayson, Alan	Rep Hastings, Alcee L.	Rep Deutch, Theodore E.

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-05-10		Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
2010-05-07		Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
2010-05-07		Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
2010-05-06		Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure
2010-05-06		Referred to House Natural Resources
2010-05-06		Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2010-05-06		Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H3206)

SB3344 (Related) 2010-05-11 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Type	Source
Summary	http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:HN05241:@@@L&summ2=m&
Text	http://gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-111hr5241ih/pdf/BILLS-111hr5241ih.pdf