H.R. 5436 · 111th Congress
To prohibit the Minerals Management Service from issuing permits or environmental or safety waivers for any deepwater drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico until the discharge of oil from the last Deepwater Horizon well has stopped and a congressional committee has issued a report finding the cause of the explosion on and sinking of the Deepwater Horizon.
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Vern Buchanan
- Introduced
- 2010-05-27
- Latest action
- 2010-06-01 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Subjects
Congressional oversight
Accidents
Oil and gas
Energy
Licensing and registrations
Water quality
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Gulf of Mexico
Marine pollution