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H.Amdt. 772

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H.Amdt.772 - Amendment prevents 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. Amendment does not alter underlying liability provisions of OPA, and includes technical corrections from the Department of Justice.
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Passed
Latest Action · July 30, 2010
On agreeing to the Connolly (VA) amendment (A007) Agreed to by voice vote.
Congress
111th (2009–2011)
Introduced
July 30, 2010
Cosponsors (0)
None

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