US Congress Senate Bill 3757 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 16-0)
Status: Introduced on December 13 2018 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-12-13 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Pending: Senate Environment And Public Works Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Big Oil Bailout Prevention Unlimited Liability Act of 2018 This bill amends the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to revise requirements governing the liability of parties that are responsible for oil discharges from offshore facilities into navigable waters or adjoining shorelines. Under current law, responsible parties are liable for the total of all removal costs plus $75 million. The bill: (1) removes the cap of $75 million on liability, and (2) makes the responsible parties liable for all covered damages. Covered damages includes damages for: (1) loss of natural resources, property, revenue, or profits; or (2) costs of providing increased public services during or after removal activities, such as fire protection.

Big Oil Bailout Prevention Unlimited Liability Act of 2018

Sen. Robert Menendez [D-NJ]	Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA]	Sen. Jack Reed [D-RI]	Sen. Cory Booker [D-NJ]
Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT]	Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D-RI]	Sen. Gary Peters [D-MI]	Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN]
Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR]	Sen. Jeanne Shaheen [D-NH]	Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL]	Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY]
Sen. Kamala Harris [D-CA]	Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D-CA]	Sen. Tina Smith [D-MN]	Sen. Margaret Hassan [D-NH]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-12-13	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/3757/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s3757/BILLS-115s3757is.pdf