Oil Spill Response Review Act of 2022
Summary
Oil Spill Response Review Act of 2022 This bill directs the U.S. Coast Guard to develop and carry out a process to update its review of vessel response plans by increasing the collection and improving the quality of incident data on oil spill location and response capability. The bill also expands expenditure purposes of the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund. Additionally, the Government Accountability Office must conduct a study on Coast Guard and Environmental Protection Agency oversight of national, regional, and local area oil spill response frameworks.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Sep 2022
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Sep 14, 2022
Last action Sep 14, 2022
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Total actions
2
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Committee
1
Sep 14, 2022
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
upper
Sep 14, 2022
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Edward J. Markey
DDemocratic
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