Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
The bill amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to increase civil and criminal penalties for oil spills. It raises statutory minimums, maximums, per-day fines, and maximum prison terms across multiple penalty tiers.
Liberals stress stronger deterrence and accountability benefits
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a focused substantive amendment that clearly targets specific penalty provisions in the Federal Water Pollution Control Act and supplies concrete replacement figures for fines and prison terms.
The bill amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to increase civil and criminal penalties for oil spills.
It raises statutory minimums, maximums, per-day fines, and maximum prison terms across multiple penalty tiers.
The changes roughly double many existing fine amounts and increase maximum imprisonment for serious violations.
Modest, administratively simple proposal favored by environmental advocates but attracts industry pushback and faces higher Senate hurdle.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a focused substantive amendment that clearly targets specific penalty provisions in the Federal Water Pollution Control Act and supplies concrete replacement figures for fines and prison terms.
Liberals stress stronger deterrence and accountability benefits
These are examples from the analysis, not a ranked list of the most-affected groups.
Liberals stress stronger deterrence and accountability benefits
Generally very supportive; views higher penalties as stronger deterrence and accountability for offshore polluters.
Sees the bill as a direct way to reduce environmental harm and hold corporations criminally and financially responsible.
Cautiously supportive but wants proportionality and implementation details.
Appreciates stronger deterrence but wants clarity on enforcement, cost impacts, and use of penalty revenue.
Likely opposed or skeptical; views the bill as punitive regulatory expansion raising costs on industry.
Questions proportionality, economic impacts, and whether higher penalties improve safety.
Reached or meaningfully advanced
Reached or meaningfully advanced
Still ahead
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Still ahead
Modest, administratively simple proposal favored by environmental advocates but attracts industry pushback and faces higher Senate hurdle.
The bill has not accumulated any surfaced votes yet.
Liberals stress stronger deterrence and accountability benefits
Modest, administratively simple proposal favored by environmental advocates but attracts industry pushback and faces higher Senate hurdle.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a focused substantive amendment that clearly targets specific penalty provisions in the Federal Water Pollution Control Act and supplies concrete replacement figur…
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