Offshore Accountability Act of 2021
USA117th CongressHR-570| House
| Updated: 11/16/2022
A. Donald McEachin
Democratic Representative
Virginia
Cosponsors (9)
Federal Lands Subcommittee, Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee, Natural Resources Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Offshore Accountability Act of 2021 This bill establishes disclosure and reporting requirements for operators of offshore oil or gas facilities after equipment failures of critical systems. Such operators must notify the Department of the Interior and the manufacturers of the equipment of such failures. In addition, the operators must provide equipment failure analyses to Interior and the manufacturers. Interior must post the analyses on its website. Finally, operators must report to Interior on changes made by such manufacturers to the design of critical systems as the result of reported failures and changes in the operators' procedures as a result of reported failures.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands Discharged.
Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Discharged.
Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 19.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 403.
Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 117-562.
Energy
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresBusiness recordsDepartment of the InteriorGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsManufacturingMarine and coastal resources, fisheriesOil and gas
Offshore Accountability Act of 2021
USA117th CongressHR-570| House
| Updated: 11/16/2022
Offshore Accountability Act of 2021 This bill establishes disclosure and reporting requirements for operators of offshore oil or gas facilities after equipment failures of critical systems. Such operators must notify the Department of the Interior and the manufacturers of the equipment of such failures. In addition, the operators must provide equipment failure analyses to Interior and the manufacturers. Interior must post the analyses on its website. Finally, operators must report to Interior on changes made by such manufacturers to the design of critical systems as the result of reported failures and changes in the operators' procedures as a result of reported failures.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands Discharged.
Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Discharged.
Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 19.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 403.
Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 117-562.
A. Donald McEachin
Democratic Representative
Virginia
Cosponsors (9)
Federal Lands Subcommittee, Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee, Natural Resources Committee
Energy
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresBusiness recordsDepartment of the InteriorGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsManufacturingMarine and coastal resources, fisheriesOil and gas