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H.R. 468: Foreign Spill Protection Act of 2017

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H.R. 468: Foreign Spill Protection Act of 2017

115th Congress · introduced 2017-01-12 · Environmental Protection · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2017-01-12 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Curbelo, Carlos [R-FL-26] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Foreign Spill Protection Act of 2017

Plain summary

Foreign Spill Protection Act of 2017 This bill amends the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to make foreign facilities that are located offshore and outside the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) liable for removal costs and damages that result from oil spills that reach (or threaten to reach) U.S. navigable waters, adjoining shorelines, or the EEZ. Specifically, the following parties may be held liable: (1) the owners or operators of the foreign facilities, including facilities located in, on, or under any land within foreign countries; and (2) the holders of a right of use and easement granted under applicable foreign law for the area in which the facility is located.

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Official text

Foreign Spill Protection Act of 2017

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Curbelo, Carlos [R-FL-26] · 46 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Darren Soto (D-FL), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Gus M. Bilirakis (R-FL), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Brian J. Mast (R-FL), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), David Rouzer (R-NC), Ro Khanna (D-CA), David P. Joyce (R-OH), Elise M. Stefanik (R-NY), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Lois Frankel (D-FL), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Don Bacon (R-NE)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong115-hr468 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115