HR 570 United States House · 117th Congress

Offshore Accountability Act of 2021

Summary

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.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2021

Committee Review

Floor Vote

President

Introduced Jan 28, 2021 Last action Nov 16, 2022

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Committee

Nov 16, 2022

Lower · Passed

Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 117-562.

lower

Oct 13, 2021

Lower · Passed

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

lower

Oct 13, 2021

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands Discharged.

lower

Oct 13, 2021

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Discharged.

lower

May 13, 2021

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

lower

Mar 1, 2021

Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.

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Mar 1, 2021

Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.

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Jan 28, 2021

Committee

Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

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Jan 28, 2021

Introduced

Introduced in House

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1 primary · 9 co-sponsors