Legislation With The Term Oil Spill in 111th Congress

Thomas search for legislation in the 111th Congress containing the
term “oil spill”
Items 1 through 95 of 95
1. H.CON.RES.32 : Expressing the sense of Congress that the 40th
anniversary of the oil spill off the coast of Santa Barbara, California,
should be remembered as an ecological and economic disaster that
triggered major environmental legislation and helped launch the
modern environmental movement, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Capps, Lois [CA-23] (introduced 1/28/2009)
Cosponsors (4)
Committees: House Natural Resources
Latest Major Action: 1/28/2009 Referred to House committee.
Status: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
2. H.CON.RES.280 : Expressing the sense of Congress that BP p.l.c.

should reimburse all costs incurred by the Federal Government in
assisting with cleanup efforts in the Deepwater Horizon oil spill incident
in the Gulf of Mexico.
Sponsor: Rep Kilroy, Mary Jo [OH-15] (introduced 5/19/2010)
Cosponsors (4)
Committees: House Transportation and Infrastructure
Latest Major Action: 5/20/2010 Referred to House subcommittee.
Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and
Environment.
3. H.CON.RES.309 : Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the

need for a $500 million recovery fund focusing exclusively on travel
and tourism to be administered by the Gulf Coast Claims Facility in the
wake of the BP oil spill.
Sponsor: Rep Rush, Bobby L. [IL-1] (introduced 7/29/2010)
Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
4. H.RES.1374 : Providing that all revenue derived from the excise tax
on oil production should continue to pay for the cleanup of, and the
damages incurred by all individuals, businesses, States, municipalities,
and natural resources negatively impacted by, the current oil spill in
the Gulf of Mexico and any future spills.
Sponsor: Rep Cassidy, Bill [LA-6] (introduced 5/19/2010)
Cosponsors (5)
Committees: House Ways and Means; House Transportation and
Infrastructure
Environment.
5. H.RES.1625 : Recognizing the important role zoos, aquariums, and

other wildlife organizations have played in the response efforts in the
Gulf region following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill that began on
April 20, 2010.
Sponsor: Rep Hastings, Alcee L. [FL-23] (introduced 9/15/2010)
Cosponsors (18)
Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and
Wildlife.
6. H.R.1105 : Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009

Sponsor: Rep Obey, David R. [WI-7] (introduced 2/23/2009)
Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Appropriations; House Budget
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 111-8 [GPO: Text,
PDF]
Note: An explanatory statement was submitted by Mr. Obey,
Chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations "as if it were a
joint explanatory statement of a committee of conference." It appears
in two 2/23/2009 Congressional Record documents on pages: H1653-
H2088 and H2089-H2599. See also the House Appropriations
committee print.
7. H.R.2693 : Oil Pollution Research and Development Program
Reauthorization Act of 2010
Sponsor: Rep Woolsey, Lynn C. [CA-6] (introduced 6/3/2009)
Cosponsors (4)
Committees: House Science and Technology; Senate Commerce,
Science, and Transportation; House Homeland Security
House Reports: 111-553
Latest Major Action: 7/22/2010 Referred to Senate committee.
Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
8. H.R.2865 : Arctic Marine Shipping Assessment Implementation Act

of 2009
Sponsor: Rep Young, Don [AK] (introduced 6/12/2009)
Cosponsors (None)
Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime
Transportation.
9. H.R.2996 : Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related

Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010
Sponsor: Rep Dicks, Norman D. [WA-6] (introduced 6/23/2009)
Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Appropriations; Senate Appropriations
House Reports: 111-180; Senate Reports: 111-38; Latest
Conference Report: 111-316 (in Congressional Record H11871-
11983)
PDF]
Note: Division A is the Department of the Interior, Environment, and
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010. Division B is the Further
Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2010.
10. H.R.3619 : Coast Guard Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2010
and 2011
Sponsor: Rep Oberstar, James L. [MN-8] (introduced 9/22/2009)
Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Transportation and Infrastructure; House
Homeland Security
House Reports: 111-303 Part 1
Latest Major Action: 10/4/2010 Presented to President.
11. H.R.4213 : Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2010

Sponsor: Rep Rangel, Charles B. [NY-15] (introduced 12/7/2009)
Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Ways and Means; Senate Finance
PDF]
12. H.R.4899 : Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2010

Sponsor: Rep Obey, David R. [WI-7] (introduced 3/21/2010)
Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Appropriations; House Budget; Senate
Appropriations
Senate Reports: 111-188
PDF]
13. H.R.5214 : Big Oil Bailout Prevention Act of 2010

Sponsor: Rep Holt, Rush D. [NJ-12] (introduced 5/5/2010)
Cosponsors (85)
Environment.
14. H.R.5313 : Offshore Safety and Response Improvement Act

Sponsor: Rep Schock, Aaron [IL-18] (introduced 5/13/2010)
Cosponsors (5)
Committees: House Natural Resources; House Transportation and
Infrastructure
Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral
Resources.
15. H.R.5356 : Oil Spill Response and Assistance Act

Sponsor: Rep Blunt, Roy [MO-7] (introduced 5/20/2010)
Cosponsors (2)
Environment.
16. H.R.5426 : To require the Administrator of the Environmental

Protection Agency to finalize a proposed rule to amend the spill
prevention, control, and countermeasure rule to tailor and streamline
the requirements for the dairy industry, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Miller, Candice S. [MI-10] (introduced 5/27/2010)
Cosponsors (22)
Environment.
17. H.R.5481 : To give subpoena power to the National Commission

on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling.
Cosponsors (25)
Infrastructure; House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 6/25/2010 Read the second time. Placed on
Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 442.
18. H.R.5499 : To amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to authorize

advances from Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund for the Deepwater Horizon
oil spill.
Sponsor: Rep Mica, John L. [FL-7] (introduced 6/10/2010)
Cosponsors (13)
Committees: House Transportation and Infrastructure; House Budget
Environment.
19. H.R.5513 : Spilled Oil Royalty Collection Act

Sponsor: Rep Pingree, Chellie [ME-1] (introduced 6/10/2010)
Cosponsors (7)
Resources.
20. H.R.5519 : Gulf Coast Jobs Preservation Act

Cosponsors (46)
Resources.
21. H.R.5520 : Oil Spill Responsibility Act of 2010

Sponsor: Rep Kagen, Steve [WI-8] (introduced 6/14/2010)
Cosponsors (33)
Transportation.
22. H.R.5572 : Oil Spill Prevention Act of 2010

Sponsor: Rep Buchanan, Vern [FL-13] (introduced 6/22/2010)
Cosponsors (14)
Infrastructure
Environment.
23. H.R.5585 : WAIVER Act

Sponsor: Rep Carter, John R. [TX-31] (introduced 6/23/2010)
Cosponsors (17)
Transportation.
24. H.R.5598 : Oil Spill Tax Relief Act of 2010

Sponsor: Rep Melancon, Charlie [LA-3] (introduced 6/24/2010)
Cosponsors (2)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
25. H.R.5607 : SOS Act

Sponsor: Rep Markey, Edward J. [MA-7] (introduced 6/25/2010)
Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Science and Technology; House Natural
Resources
Resources.
26. H.R.5608 : Better Oil Spill Response Plan Act of 2010

Sponsor: Rep Markey, Edward J. [MA-7] (introduced 6/25/2010)
Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Transportation and Infrastructure; House Natural
Resources
Resources.
27. H.R.5626 : Blowout Prevention Act of 2010
Sponsor: Rep Waxman, Henry A. [CA-30] (introduced 6/29/2010)
Cosponsors (2)
Committees: House Natural Resources; House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 7/29/2010 Reported (Amended) by the
Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 111-581, Part I.
28. H.R.5629 : Oil Spill Accountability and Environmental Protection

Act of 2010
Cosponsors (16)
Committees: House Transportation and Infrastructure; House
Judiciary; House Natural Resources; House Homeland Security
Latest Major Action: 7/27/2010 Placed on the Union Calendar,
Calendar No. 326.
29. H.R.5631 : Gulf Coast Conservation Corps Act of 2010

Sponsor: Rep Hastings, Alcee L. [FL-23] (introduced 6/29/2010)
Cosponsors (10)
Committees: House Education and Labor; House Transportation and
Infrastructure
Environment.
30. H.R.5654 : Gulf Coast Restoration Act

Sponsor: Rep McDermott, Jim [WA-7] (introduced 6/30/2010)
Cosponsors (11)
Committees: House Education and Labor; House Transportation and
Infrastructure
Environment.
31. H.R.5676 : Omnibus Right to Equitable Means of Ensuring
Damages for Injuries are Efficiently Secured Act of 2010
Sponsor: Rep Jackson Lee, Sheila [TX-18] (introduced 7/1/2010)
Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Transportation and Infrastructure; House Ways
and Means; House Natural Resources; House Judiciary; House Energy
and Commerce; House Science and Technology
Resources.
32. H.R.5677 : SAFEGUARDS Act of 2010

Sponsor: Rep Young, C.W. Bill [FL-10] (introduced 7/1/2010)
Cosponsors (3)
Committees: House Transportation and Infrastructure; House Natural
Resources
Resources.
33. H.R.5699 : Gulf Oil Spill Recovery Act of 2010

Sponsor: Rep Miller, Jeff [FL-1] (introduced 7/1/2010) Cosponsors
(2)
Latest Major Action: 7/1/2010 Referred to House committee. Status:
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
34. H.R.5709 : Oil Spill Preparation and Protection Act

Sponsor: Rep Tsongas, Niki [MA-5] (introduced 7/1/2010)
Cosponsors (None)
Resources.
35. H.R.5727 : Oil Spill Cleanup Technologies Act of 2010
Sponsor: Rep Shuster, Bill [PA-9] (introduced 7/13/2010)
Cosponsors (None)
Environment.
36. H.R.5745 : Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2010

Sponsor: Rep Lewis, Jerry [CA-41] (introduced 7/15/2010)
Cosponsors (21)
Committees: House Appropriations; House Budget
Status: Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition
to the Committee on the Budget, 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.
37. H.R.5749 : Offshore Worker Whistleblower Protection Act

Sponsor: Rep Miller, George [CA-7] (introduced 7/15/2010)
Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Education and Labor; House Natural Resources
Resources.
38. H.R.5851 : Offshore Oil and Gas Worker Whistleblower Protection

Act of 2010
Sponsor: Rep Miller, George [CA-7] (introduced 7/26/2010)
Cosponsors (3)
Committees: House Education and Labor
Latest Major Action: 7/30/2010 Passed/agreed to in House. Status:
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 315 - 93 (Roll no. 506).
39. H.R.5895 : Gulf Coast Oil Spill Legal Liabilities and Claims Act of
2010
Sponsor: Rep Waters, Maxine [CA-35] (introduced 7/28/2010)
Cosponsors (3)
Committees: House Judiciary
Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
40. H.R.5995 : Closing Oil Spill Tax Loopholes Act of 2010

Sponsor: Rep Grijalva, Raul M. [AZ-7] (introduced 7/30/2010)
Cosponsors (None)
41. H.R.6016 : Audit the BP Fund Act of 2010

Sponsor: Rep Brady, Kevin [TX-8] (introduced 7/30/2010)
Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Transportation and Infrastructure; Senate
Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
42. H.R.6017 : Gulf Coast Health Monitoring and Research Program

Act of 2010
Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
43. H.R.6031 : Denial of Certain Tax Benefits to Offending Oil Polluters

Act of 2010
Sponsor: Rep Engel, Eliot L. [NY-17] (introduced 7/30/2010)
Cosponsors (None)
44. H.R.6053 : To amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to provide for
timely consideration of claims submitted by States and political
subdivisions for reimbursement of removal costs.
Sponsor: Rep Meek, Kendrick B. [FL-17] (introduced 7/30/2010)
Cosponsors (None)
Environment.
45. H.R.6094 : To establish the National Commission on Outer

Continental Shelf Oil Spill Prevention.
Cosponsors (None)
Infrastructure
Resources.
46. H.R.6112 : Gulf Coast Restoration Act

Sponsor: Rep Scalise, Steve [LA-1] (introduced 9/14/2010)
Cosponsors (4)
Infrastructure
Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and
Wildlife.
47. H.R.6119 : Safe Dispersants Act

Sponsor: Rep Pallone, Frank, Jr. [NJ-6] (introduced 9/14/2010)
Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Transportation and Infrastructure; House Energy
and Commerce
Status: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and
Commerce, 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.
48. H.R.6292 : To improve the ability of the National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration, the Coast Guard, and coastal States to
sustain healthy ocean and coastal ecosystems by maintaining and
sustaining their capabilities relating to oil spill preparedness,
prevention, response, restoration, and research, and for other
purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Richardson, Laura [CA-37] (introduced 9/29/2010)
Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Transportation and Infrastructure; House Science
and Technology; House Natural Resources
Status: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Science and
Technology, and Natural Resources, 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.
49. H.AMDT.464 to H.R.3619 Manager's amendment makes a number

of technical corrections to the bill.
Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 10/22/2009 House amendment agreed to.
Status: On agreeing to the Oberstar amendment (A001) Agreed to by
voice vote.
50. H.AMDT.702 to H.R.5297 Amendment provides funding to eligible

institutions that serve small businesses in communities that have
suffered negative economic effects as a result of the Deepwater
Horizon oil spill with particular consideration to States along the coast
of the Gulf of Mexico.
Sponsor: Rep Cao, Anh "Joseph" [LA-2] (introduced 6/16/2010)
Cosponsors (None)
Status: On agreeing to the Cao amendment (A009) Agreed to by
recorded vote: 414 - 0, 1 Present (Roll no. 372).
51. H.AMDT.769 to H.R.3534 Amendment to ensure that the ethics

guidelines required for certain Department of Interior employees are
updated at least every three years. The amendment would also ensure
that the best available technology for oil spill response and mitigation,
and the availability and accessibility of that technology is part of the
Offshore Technology Research and Risk Assessment Program. Finally,
the amendment would require that operators annually certify that their
response and exploration plans include the best available technology
and its availability.
Sponsor: Rep Shea-Porter, Carol [NH-1] (introduced 7/30/2010)
Cosponsors (None)
Status: On agreeing to the Shea-Porter amendment (A004) Agreed to
by voice vote.
52. H.AMDT.772 to H.R.3534 Amendment to prevent oil companies

from shifting oil spill cleanup costs onto taxpayers by ensuring that Oil
Pollution Act liabilities of an oil subsidiary will be inherited by the
parent oil company in the event the subsidiary goes bankrupt and does
not sell its assets. The amendment does not alter underlying liability
provisions of OPA, and includes technical corrections from the
Department of Justice.
Sponsor: Rep Connolly, Gerald E. "Gerry" [VA-11] (introduced
7/30/2010) Cosponsors (None)
Status: On agreeing to the Connolly (VA) amendment (A007) Agreed
to by voice vote.
53. H.AMDT.774 to H.R.3534 Amendment to seek to create an

additional civil penalty on Gulf Coast Oil Spills of more than 1 million
barrels, and would direct those funds toward previously authorized
coastal restoration projects.
Sponsor: Rep Melancon, Charlie [LA-3] (introduced 7/30/2010)
Cosponsors (None)
Status: On agreeing to the Melancon amendment (A009) Agreed to by
voice vote.
54. S.RES.582 : A resolution recognizing the economic and

environmental impacts of the British Petroleum oil spill on the people
of the Gulf Coast and their way of life and urging British Petroleum to
give all due consideration to offers of assistance, products, or services
from the States directly impacted by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
Sponsor: Sen Wicker, Roger F. [MS] (introduced 7/14/2010)
Cosponsors (9)
Committees: Senate Environment and Public Works
Status: Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
55. S.RES.588 : A resolution recognizing the economic and

environmental impacts of the British Petroleum oil spill on the people
of the Gulf Coast and their way of life and urging British Petroleum to
give all due consideration to offers of assistance, products, or services
from the States directly impacted by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
Sponsor: Sen Wicker, Roger F. [MS] (introduced 7/20/2010)
Cosponsors (9)
Latest Major Action: 7/20/2010 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status:
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without
amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
56. S.684 : Oil Pollution Prevention and Response Act of 2009

Sponsor: Sen Cantwell, Maria [WA] (introduced 3/24/2009)
Cosponsors (1)
Committees: Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce,
Science, and Transportation.
57. S.685 : Oil Spill Prevention Act of 2009
Sponsor: Sen Lautenberg, Frank R. [NJ] (introduced 3/24/2009)
Cosponsors (7)
Latest Major Action: 9/29/2010 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status:
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
58. S.1194 : Coast Guard Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2010 and
2011
Cosponsors (5)
Committees: Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation; House
Homeland Security
Latest Major Action: 10/30/2009 Placed on Senate Legislative
Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 193.
59. S.1514 : Arctic Marine Shipping Assessment Implementation Act

of 2009
Sponsor: Sen Murkowski, Lisa [AK] (introduced 7/24/2009)
Cosponsors (None)
60. S.1561 : Arctic Marine Shipping Assessment Implementation Act

of 2009
Sponsor: Sen Begich, Mark [AK] (introduced 8/3/2009)
Cosponsors (None)
61. S.1564 : Arctic Oil Spill Research and Prevention Act of 2009
Cosponsors (None)
62. S.3305 : Big Oil Bailout Prevention Liability Act of 2010

Sponsor: Sen Menendez, Robert [NJ] (introduced 5/4/2010)
Cosponsors (23)
Latest Major Action: 8/5/2010 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar
under General Orders. Calendar No. 518.
63. S.3306 : Big Oil Bailout Prevention Trust Fund Act of 2010
Cosponsors (18)
Committees: Senate Finance
Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
64. S.3309 : Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund Improvement Act of 2010
Cosponsors (1)
65. S.3337 : Oil Spill Claims Assistance and Recovery Act

Sponsor: Sen Landrieu, Mary L. [LA] (introduced 5/11/2010)
Cosponsors (None)
Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and
Public Works.
66. S.3375 : Oil Spill Response and Assistance Act

Sponsor: Sen Vitter, David [LA] (introduced 5/13/2010)
Cosponsors (3)
Public Works.
67. S.3410 : Acceptance of Liability and Expedited Claims at

Mississippi Canyon 252 Act
Cosponsors (3)
68. S.3461 : Acceptance of Offer on Liability and Expedited Claims at

Mississippi Canyon 252 Act
Sponsor: Sen Vitter, David [LA] (introduced 6/7/2010) Cosponsors
(1)
Committees: Senate Judiciary; Senate Environment and Public Works
Latest Major Action: 6/9/2010 Senate committee/subcommittee
actions. Status: Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Hearings held.
69. S.3462 : A bill to provide subpoena power to the National

Commission on the British Petroleum Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico,
and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Shaheen, Jeanne [NH] (introduced 6/8/2010)
Cosponsors (19)
Committees: Senate Judiciary
Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
70. S.3472 : Big Oil Bailout Prevention Unlimited Liability Act of 2010
Cosponsors (24)
Public Works.
71. S.3473 : A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to authorize
advances from Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund for the Deepwater Horizon
oil spill.
Sponsor: Sen Reid, Harry [NV] (introduced 6/9/2010)
Cosponsors (None)
PDF]
72. S.3497 : Oil Spill Prevention and Mitigation Improvement Act of

2010
Sponsor: Sen Brown, Scott P. [MA] (introduced 6/16/2010)
Cosponsors (2)
Committees: Senate Energy and Natural Resources
actions. Status: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Hearings held.
73. S.3512 : Water Assistance from International Vessels for

Emergency Response Act
Sponsor: Sen Hutchison, Kay Bailey [TX] (introduced 6/18/2010)
Cosponsors (7)
74. S.3514 : Guaranteed Oil Spill Compensation Act of 2010
Cosponsors (2)
Public Works.
75. S.3515 : Department of the Interior Research and Technologies

for Oil Spill Prevention and Response Act of 2010
Sponsor: Sen Shaheen, Jeanne [NH] (introduced 6/21/2010)
Cosponsors (2)
Latest Major Action: 8/2/2010 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar
under General Orders. Calendar No. 502.
76. S.3542 : Oil Spill Compensation Act of 2010

Cosponsors (None)
77. S.3569 : Subsea Hydrocarbon Imagery and Planning Act of 2010

Sponsor: Sen Nelson, Bill [FL] (introduced 7/12/2010)
Cosponsors (None)
78. S.3580 : Resources for Oil Spill Research and Prevention Act
Cosponsors (None)
79. S.3584 : Responsible Arctic Energy Development Act of 2010

Cosponsors (None)
80. S.3597 : Securing Health for Ocean Resources and Environment

Act
Sponsor: Sen Rockefeller, John D., IV [WV] (introduced 7/15/2010)
Cosponsors (1)
actions. Status: Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the
nature of a substitute favorably.
81. S.3603 : Oil Spill Technology and Research Act of 2010

Cosponsors (None)
82. S.3614 : Oil Spill Response Act

Sponsor: Sen Hutchison, Kay Bailey [TX] (introduced 7/19/2010)
Cosponsors (1)
actions. Status: Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the
nature of a substitute favorably.
83. S.3622 : A bill to require the Administrator of the Environmental

Protection Agency to finalize a proposed rule to amend the spill
prevention, control, and countermeasure rule to tailor and streamline
the requirements for the dairy industry, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Johanns, Mike [NE] (introduced 7/21/2010)
Cosponsors (8)
Public Works.
84. S.3643 : Oil Spill Response Improvement Act of 2010

Sponsor: Sen McConnell, Mitch [KY] (introduced 7/22/2010)
Cosponsors (13)
85. S.3661 : Safe Dispersants Act

Cosponsors (6)
Public Works.
86. S.3663 : Clean Energy Jobs and Oil Company Accountability Act of
2010
Sponsor: Sen Reid, Harry [NV] (introduced 7/28/2010)
Cosponsors (None)
87. S.3792 : Gulf Coast Restoration Act
Cosponsors (None)
88. S.3862 : A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to facilitate
the ability of persons affected by oil spills to seek judicial redress.
Sponsor: Sen Whitehouse, Sheldon [RI] (introduced 9/28/2010)
Cosponsors (None)
Public Works.
89. S.AMDT.903 to S.CON.RES.13 To modify the deficit-neutral

reserve fund to invest in clean energy and preserve the environment
to provide for additional funding for the conduct of arctic oil spill
research.
Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 4/2/2009 Senate amendment agreed to.
Status: Amendment SA 903 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous
Consent.
90. S.AMDT.4175 to H.R.4899 To provide that parties responsible for

the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico shall reimburse
the general fund of the Treasury for costs incurred in responding to
that oil spill.
Cosponsors (8)
Latest Major Action: 5/27/2010 Proposed amendment SA 4175
withdrawn in Senate.
91. S.AMDT.4180 to H.R.4899 To defer payments of principal and
interest on disaster loans relating to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
Cosponsors (None)
92. S.AMDT.4184 to H.R.4899 To require the Secretary of the Army to

maximize the placement of dredged material available from
maintenance dredging of existing navigation channels to mitigate the
impacts of the Deepwater Horizon Oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico at full
Federal expense.
Cosponsors (3)
Latest Major Action: 5/27/2010 Senate amendment agreed to.
Status: Amendment SA 4184 as modified agreed to in Senate by
Unanimous Consent.
93. S.AMDT.4234 to H.R.4899 To establish a program, and to make

available funds, to provide technical assistance grants for use by
organizations in assisting individuals and businesses affected by the
Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
Cosponsors (None)
94. S.AMDT.4289 to H.R.4899 To require oil polluters to pay the full

cost of oil spills.
Cosponsors (7)
95. S.AMDT.4312 to H.R.4213 To ensure that any new revenues to the

Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund will be used for the purposes of the fund
and not used as a budget gimmick to offset deficit spending.
Sponsor: Sen Vitter, David [LA] (introduced 6/8/2010) Cosponsors
(13)
under the order of 6/15/10, not having achieved 60 votes in the
affirmative, the amendment was withdrawn in Senate.

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term “oil spill”

2. H.CON.RES.280 : Expressing the sense of Congress that BP p.l.c.

3. H.CON.RES.309 : Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the

5. H.RES.1625 : Recognizing the important role zoos, aquariums, and

6. H.R.1105 : Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009

8. H.R.2865 : Arctic Marine Shipping Assessment Implementation Act

9. H.R.2996 : Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related

11. H.R.4213 : Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2010

12. H.R.4899 : Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2010

13. H.R.5214 : Big Oil Bailout Prevention Act of 2010

14. H.R.5313 : Offshore Safety and Response Improvement Act

15. H.R.5356 : Oil Spill Response and Assistance Act

16. H.R.5426 : To require the Administrator of the Environmental

17. H.R.5481 : To give subpoena power to the National Commission

18. H.R.5499 : To amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to authorize

19. H.R.5513 : Spilled Oil Royalty Collection Act

20. H.R.5519 : Gulf Coast Jobs Preservation Act

21. H.R.5520 : Oil Spill Responsibility Act of 2010

22. H.R.5572 : Oil Spill Prevention Act of 2010

23. H.R.5585 : WAIVER Act

24. H.R.5598 : Oil Spill Tax Relief Act of 2010

25. H.R.5607 : SOS Act

26. H.R.5608 : Better Oil Spill Response Plan Act of 2010

28. H.R.5629 : Oil Spill Accountability and Environmental Protection

29. H.R.5631 : Gulf Coast Conservation Corps Act of 2010

30. H.R.5654 : Gulf Coast Restoration Act

32. H.R.5677 : SAFEGUARDS Act of 2010

33. H.R.5699 : Gulf Oil Spill Recovery Act of 2010

34. H.R.5709 : Oil Spill Preparation and Protection Act

36. H.R.5745 : Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2010

37. H.R.5749 : Offshore Worker Whistleblower Protection Act

38. H.R.5851 : Offshore Oil and Gas Worker Whistleblower Protection

40. H.R.5995 : Closing Oil Spill Tax Loopholes Act of 2010

41. H.R.6016 : Audit the BP Fund Act of 2010

42. H.R.6017 : Gulf Coast Health Monitoring and Research Program

43. H.R.6031 : Denial of Certain Tax Benefits to Offending Oil Polluters

45. H.R.6094 : To establish the National Commission on Outer

46. H.R.6112 : Gulf Coast Restoration Act

47. H.R.6119 : Safe Dispersants Act

48. H.R.6292 : To improve the ability of the National Oceanic and

49. H.AMDT.464 to H.R.3619 Manager's amendment makes a number

50. H.AMDT.702 to H.R.5297 Amendment provides funding to eligible

51. H.AMDT.769 to H.R.3534 Amendment to ensure that the ethics

52. H.AMDT.772 to H.R.3534 Amendment to prevent oil companies

53. H.AMDT.774 to H.R.3534 Amendment to seek to create an

54. S.RES.582 : A resolution recognizing the economic and

55. S.RES.588 : A resolution recognizing the economic and

56. S.684 : Oil Pollution Prevention and Response Act of 2009

59. S.1514 : Arctic Marine Shipping Assessment Implementation Act

60. S.1561 : Arctic Marine Shipping Assessment Implementation Act

62. S.3305 : Big Oil Bailout Prevention Liability Act of 2010

65. S.3337 : Oil Spill Claims Assistance and Recovery Act

66. S.3375 : Oil Spill Response and Assistance Act

67. S.3410 : Acceptance of Liability and Expedited Claims at

68. S.3461 : Acceptance of Offer on Liability and Expedited Claims at

69. S.3462 : A bill to provide subpoena power to the National

72. S.3497 : Oil Spill Prevention and Mitigation Improvement Act of

73. S.3512 : Water Assistance from International Vessels for

75. S.3515 : Department of the Interior Research and Technologies

76. S.3542 : Oil Spill Compensation Act of 2010

77. S.3569 : Subsea Hydrocarbon Imagery and Planning Act of 2010

79. S.3584 : Responsible Arctic Energy Development Act of 2010