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A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require oil polluters to pay the full cost of oil spills, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressS-3756| Senate 
| Updated: 12/13/2018
Robert Menendez

Robert Menendez

Democratic Senator

New Jersey

Cosponsors (15)
Jeanne Shaheen (Democratic)Margaret Wood Hassan (Democratic)Dianne Feinstein (Democratic)Richard J. Durbin (Democratic)Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Jack Reed (Democratic)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Kamala D. Harris (Democratic)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Sheldon Whitehouse (Democratic)Tina Smith (Democratic)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)Gary C. Peters (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)

Finance Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Big Oil Bailout Prevention Trust Fund Act of 201 8 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to eliminate: (1) the $1 billion per incident limitation on expenditures from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund for cleanup of oil spills, (2) the $500 million per incident limitation on expenditures from the trust fund for natural resource damage assessments and claims in connection with oil spills, and (3) the limitation on the borrowing authority of the trust fund. The bill also amends the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to direct the President to promulgate regulations to allow advance payments from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund to states and localities to prepare for and mitigate substantial threats from the discharge of oil.
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Timeline
Dec 13, 2018
Introduced in Senate
Dec 13, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  • December 13, 2018
    Introduced in Senate


  • December 13, 2018
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Environmental Protection

AccidentsAdministrative law and regulatory proceduresBudget processGovernment trust fundsMarine and coastal resources, fisheriesMarine pollutionOil and gasPollution liabilityState and local financeWater quality

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require oil polluters to pay the full cost of oil spills, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressS-3756| Senate 
| Updated: 12/13/2018
Big Oil Bailout Prevention Trust Fund Act of 201 8 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to eliminate: (1) the $1 billion per incident limitation on expenditures from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund for cleanup of oil spills, (2) the $500 million per incident limitation on expenditures from the trust fund for natural resource damage assessments and claims in connection with oil spills, and (3) the limitation on the borrowing authority of the trust fund. The bill also amends the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to direct the President to promulgate regulations to allow advance payments from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund to states and localities to prepare for and mitigate substantial threats from the discharge of oil.
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Timeline
Dec 13, 2018
Introduced in Senate
Dec 13, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  • December 13, 2018
    Introduced in Senate


  • December 13, 2018
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Robert Menendez

Robert Menendez

Democratic Senator

New Jersey

Cosponsors (15)
Jeanne Shaheen (Democratic)Margaret Wood Hassan (Democratic)Dianne Feinstein (Democratic)Richard J. Durbin (Democratic)Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Jack Reed (Democratic)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Kamala D. Harris (Democratic)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Sheldon Whitehouse (Democratic)Tina Smith (Democratic)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)Gary C. Peters (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)

Finance Committee

Environmental Protection

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
AccidentsAdministrative law and regulatory proceduresBudget processGovernment trust fundsMarine and coastal resources, fisheriesMarine pollutionOil and gasPollution liabilityState and local financeWater quality