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.
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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.
111th Congress · introduced 2010-06-08 · Energy · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2010-06-08 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
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.
Plain summary
Authorizes the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling, or any subcommittee or member of the Commission, as considered advisable in consultation with the Attorney General, to: (1) hold hearings, meet and act, take testimony and receive evidence, and administer oaths; and (2) require, by subpoena or otherwise, the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of books, records, correspondence, memoranda, papers, documents, tapes, and materials. Authorizes, in the case of contumacy or failure of a person to obey a subpoena, a U.S. district court for the district in which the subpoenaed person resides, is served, or may be found to issue an order requiring appearance at any designated place to testify or to produce documentary or other evidence. Deems failure to obey such an order to be contempt of court.
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Official text
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.
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] · 19 cosponsors
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Cosponsors on this site
Patty Murray (D-WA), Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D-NY), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Michael F. Bennet (D-CO), Charles E. Schumer (D-NY), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Maria Cantwell (D-WA)
Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] reported raising $176,810 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-111s3462.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/111/s>
Record fed-us-cong111-s3462 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111