119th Congress

H.R. 3071

Increasing Penalties for Offshore Polluters Act

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Sponsor: Ted Lieu(D-CA)
Introduced: Apr 29, 2025
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Committees: House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
Official text: Introduced in House · Congress.gov page

Cosponsors (13)

Original cosponsors (2)

Julia Brownley (D-CA)
Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA)

Added later (11)

Mike Levin (D-CA) · May 14, 2025
Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA) · Nov 19, 2025
Kathy Castor (D-FL) · Nov 20, 2025
Mike Quigley (D-IL) · Dec 1, 2025
Doris O. Matsui (D-CA) · Dec 3, 2025
Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (D-VA) · Dec 9, 2025
Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. (D-CA) · Dec 12, 2025
Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) · Jan 12, 2026
Jared Huffman (D-CA) · Jan 12, 2026
Mike Thompson (D-CA) · Apr 27, 2026
Dave Min (D-CA) · Jun 2, 2026

Summary

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Official title: To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to increase the civil and criminal penalties for oil spills, and for other purposes.

Latest action(Apr 29, 2025): Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

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Roll-call votes

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Actions

Apr 29, 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Apr 29, 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
Apr 29, 2025 · House
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Apr 29, 2025
Introduced in House