A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to authorize advances from Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
Public Law 111-191 · S. 3473 · 111th Congress · began in the Senate
Signed by Barack Obama (D) on Jun 15, 2010 · Environmental Protection
Sponsor: Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV)
Cosponsors: None
Passage votesYeaNay
- HouseRecorded vote: 410 yea, 0 nay410–0
- SenateUnanimous consent
Data notes
The final version of the law, as each chamber passed it. A chamber that passed it by voice vote or unanimous consent has no count. “Method not stated” means the record does not say how the chamber voted. Where the record has a member-by-member vote, the “Who voted for it” section shows who voted yea.
Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Amends the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to exempt advances to the Coast Guard in connection with the explosion on, and sinking of, the mobile offshore drilling unit Deepwater Horizon from the requirement that amounts in the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund shall be available only as provided in annual appropriations. Limits such advances to a maximum of $100 million each, with the total amount for all advances subject to limits under existing law (i.e., not to exceed $1 billion for any single incident and $500 million for natural resource damage assessments and claims for any single incident, provided that, except in the case of payments of removal costs, an advance may be made only if the amount in the Fund after such advance will not be less than $30 million). Requires the Coast Guard to notify Congress of the amount advanced and the facts and circumstances necessitating the advance within seven days of the advance.
Requires the budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go-Act of 2010, to be determined by reference to the latest statement titled "Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation" for this Act submitted by the Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, provided that such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage.
Who voted for it
Every House member of the 111th Congress on the ideology compass. Highlighted: the 410 who voted yea on final passage. Faded: everyone else, including those who voted nay, did not vote, or had not yet taken office.
410 yea0 nay21 present or did not vote
Democrats who voted yea(245)
Rep. Barbara LeeD-CA-9
Rep. Lynn WoolseyD-CA-6
Rep. Jim McDermottD-WA-7
Rep. Maurice HincheyD-NY-22
Rep. Gwen MooreD-WI-4
Rep. Donna EdwardsD-MD-4
Rep. Maxine WatersD-CA-35
Rep. Marcia FudgeD-OH-11
Rep. Raúl GrijalvaD-AZ-7
Rep. Yvette ClarkeD-NY-11
Rep. John OlverD-MA-1
Rep. Tammy BaldwinD-WI-2
Rep. Bob FilnerD-CA-51
Rep. Diane WatsonD-CA-33
Rep. John ConyersD-MI-14
Rep. Jim ClyburnD-SC-6
Rep. Keith EllisonD-MN-5
Rep. Eddie JohnsonD-TX-30
Rep. Mazie HironoD-HI-2
Rep. Donald PayneD-NJ-10
Rep. John LewisD-GA-5
Rep. Mike HondaD-CA-15
Rep. Jim McGovernD-MA-3
Rep. Barney FrankD-MA-4
Rep. José SerranoD-NY-16
Rep. Linda SánchezD-CA-39
Rep. Nydia VelázquezD-NY-12
Rep. Jan SchakowskyD-IL-9
Rep. Ed TownsD-NY-10
Rep. Mel WattD-NC-12
Rep. Xavier BecerraD-CA-31
Rep. Jerrold NadlerD-NY-8
Rep. Lucille Roybal-AllardD-CA-34
Rep. Pete StarkD-CA-13
Rep. Sheila Jackson LeeD-TX-18
Rep. Louise SlaughterD-NY-28
Rep. George MillerD-CA-7
Rep. Judy ChuD-CA-32
Rep. Rush HoltD-NJ-12
Rep. Alcee HastingsD-FL-23
Rep. Jesse JacksonD-IL-2
Rep. Sam FarrD-CA-17
Rep. Grace NapolitanoD-CA-38
Rep. Michael DoyleD-PA-14
Rep. Bennie ThompsonD-MS-2
Rep. Earl BlumenauerD-OR-3
Rep. David PriceD-NC-4
Rep. Michael CapuanoD-MA-8
Rep. Niki TsongasD-MA-5
Rep. Ed MarkeyD-MA-7
Rep. Chellie PingreeD-ME-1
Rep. Doris MatsuiD-CA-5
Rep. Robert BradyD-PA-1
Rep. Chaka FattahD-PA-2
Rep. John GaramendiD-CA-10
Rep. André CarsonD-IN-7
Rep. Peter WelchD-VT
Rep. Lois CappsD-CA-23
Rep. John LarsonD-CT-1
Rep. Joe CrowleyD-NY-7
Rep. John TierneyD-MA-6
Rep. Emanuel CleaverD-MO-5
Rep. Charlie RangelD-NY-15
Rep. Wm. ClayD-MO-1
Rep. Zoe LofgrenD-CA-16
Rep. Luis GutiérrezD-IL-4
Rep. Patrick KennedyD-RI-1
Rep. James OberstarD-MN-8
Rep. Brad ShermanD-CA-27
Rep. John DingellD-MI-15
Rep. Rosa DeLauroD-CT-3
Rep. Betty McCollumD-MN-4
Rep. Howard BermanD-CA-28
Rep. Eliot EngelD-NY-17
Rep. G.K. ButterfieldD-NC-1
Rep. Frank PalloneD-NJ-6
Rep. Elijah CummingsD-MD-7
Rep. Kathy CastorD-FL-11
Rep. Steve CohenD-TN-9
Rep. Corrine BrownD-FL-3
Rep. Jim MoranD-VA-8
Rep. Richard NealD-MA-2
Rep. Diana DeGetteD-CO-1
Rep. Ed PastorD-AZ-4
Rep. Hank JohnsonD-GA-4
Rep. Al GreenD-TX-9
Rep. Bobby ScottD-VA-3
Rep. Phil HareD-IL-17
Rep. Debbie Wasserman SchultzD-FL-20
Rep. Rob AndrewsD-NJ-1
Rep. Steny HoyerD-MD-5
Rep. Nick RahallD-WV-3
Rep. Albio SiresD-NJ-13
Rep. Sander LevinD-MI-12
Rep. Betty SuttonD-OH-13
Rep. Steven RothmanD-NJ-9
Rep. Jackie SpeierD-CA-12
Rep. Gregory MeeksD-NY-6
Rep. John SarbanesD-MD-3
Rep. Chris Van HollenD-MD-8
Rep. Silvestre ReyesD-TX-16
Rep. Tim RyanD-OH-17
Rep. Dale KildeeD-MI-5
Rep. Gary AckermanD-NY-5
Rep. Paul TonkoD-NY-21
Rep. Anthony WeinerD-NY-9
Rep. Bruce BraleyD-IA-1
Rep. Ben LujánD-NM-3
Rep. David ScottD-GA-13
Rep. Nita LoweyD-NY-18
Rep. Brad MillerD-NC-13
Rep. Charlie GonzalezD-TX-20
Rep. Adam SchiffD-CA-29
Rep. Gene GreenD-TX-29
Rep. Rick LarsenD-WA-2
Rep. Bill PascrellD-NJ-8
Rep. Joe BacaD-CA-43
Rep. Alan MollohanD-WV-1
Rep. Jim LangevinD-RI-2
Rep. Jared PolisD-CO-2
Rep. Carolyn MaloneyD-NY-14
Rep. Steve IsraelD-NY-2
Rep. Steve KagenD-WI-8
Rep. Laura RichardsonD-CA-37
Rep. Ted DeutchD-FL-19
Rep. Bobby RushD-IL-1
Rep. Solomon OrtizD-TX-27
Rep. Brian HigginsD-NY-27
Rep. John YarmuthD-KY-3
Rep. Jay InsleeD-WA-1
Rep. Ed PerlmutterD-CO-7
Rep. Jane HarmanD-CA-36
Rep. Stephen LynchD-MA-9
Rep. Joe CourtneyD-CT-2
Rep. Norm DicksD-WA-6
Rep. Bart StupakD-MI-1
Rep. Mike ThompsonD-CA-1
Rep. Alan GraysonD-FL-8
Rep. John SprattD-SC-5
Rep. Charles WilsonD-OH-6
Rep. Russ CarnahanD-MO-3
Rep. Sanford BishopD-GA-2
Rep. Shelley BerkleyD-NV-1
Rep. A. Dutch RuppersbergerD-MD-2
Rep. Allyson SchwartzD-PA-13
Rep. Loretta SanchezD-CA-47
Rep. Kendrick MeekD-FL-17
Rep. Paul KanjorskiD-PA-11
Rep. Christopher MurphyD-CT-5
Rep. John HallD-NY-19
Rep. Carolyn McCarthyD-NY-4
Rep. Lloyd DoggettD-TX-25
Rep. David WuD-OR-1
Rep. Mary Jo KilroyD-OH-15
Rep. Peter ViscloskyD-IN-1
Rep. Ciro RodriguezD-TX-23
Rep. David LoebsackD-IA-2
Rep. Mike QuigleyD-IL-5
Rep. Peter DeFazioD-OR-4
Rep. Marion BerryD-AR-1
Rep. Jerry CostelloD-IL-12
Rep. Dennis KucinichD-OH-10
Rep. Leonard BoswellD-IA-3
Rep. Bart GordonD-TN-6
Rep. Vic SnyderD-AR-2
Rep. Gerald ConnollyD-VA-11
Rep. John SalazarD-CO-3
Rep. Earl PomeroyD-ND
Rep. Bob EtheridgeD-NC-2
Rep. Joe SestakD-PA-7
Rep. Mark CritzD-PA-12
Rep. Timothy BishopD-NY-1
Rep. Marcy KapturD-OH-9
Rep. Timothy WalzD-MN-1
Rep. Ron KleinD-FL-22
Rep. Dennis MooreD-KS-3
Rep. Kurt SchraderD-OR-5
Rep. Martin HeinrichD-NM-1
Rep. Lincoln DavisD-TN-4
Rep. Tim HoldenD-PA-17
Rep. Adam SmithD-WA-9
Rep. Patrick MurphyD-PA-8
Rep. Dennis CardozaD-CA-18
Rep. Daniel LipinskiD-IL-3
Rep. Larry KissellD-NC-8
Rep. Rick BoucherD-VA-9
Rep. Ben ChandlerD-KY-6
Rep. Daniel MaffeiD-NY-25
Rep. Dina TitusD-NV-3
Rep. Chet EdwardsD-TX-17
Rep. Henry CuellarD-TX-28
Rep. Mark SchauerD-MI-7
Rep. Michael MichaudD-ME-2
Rep. Ron KindD-WI-3
Rep. Artur DavisD-AL-7
Rep. Ike SkeltonD-MO-4
Rep. John TannerD-TN-8
Rep. Collin PetersonD-MN-7
Rep. Mike RossD-AR-4
Rep. Paul HodesD-NH-2
Rep. Jim CostaD-CA-20
Rep. Allen BoydD-FL-2
Rep. Jim HimesD-CT-4
Rep. Jerry McNerneyD-CA-11
Rep. Betsy MarkeyD-CO-4
Rep. William OwensD-NY-23
Rep. Brian BairdD-WA-3
Rep. John BarrowD-GA-12
Rep. Steve DriehausD-OH-1
Rep. Deborah HalvorsonD-IL-11
Rep. John BoccieriD-OH-16
Rep. Gary PetersD-MI-9
Rep. Kathleen DahlkemperD-PA-3
Rep. Melissa BeanD-IL-8
Rep. Bill FosterD-IL-14
Rep. Jim CooperD-TN-5
Rep. Jim MathesonD-UT-2
Rep. Michael ArcuriD-NY-24
Rep. Suzanne KosmasD-FL-24
Rep. Zack SpaceD-OH-18
Rep. Michael McMahonD-NY-13
Rep. Christopher CarneyD-PA-10
Rep. Harry TeagueD-NM-2
Rep. Stephanie Herseth SandlinD-SD
Rep. Charles MelanconD-LA-3
Rep. Jim MarshallD-GA-8
Rep. Jason AltmireD-PA-4
Rep. Thomas PerrielloD-VA-5
Rep. Dan BorenD-OK-2
Rep. Mike McIntyreD-NC-7
Rep. John AdlerD-NJ-3
Rep. Scott MurphyD-NY-20
Rep. Brad EllsworthD-IN-8
Rep. Joe DonnellyD-IN-2
Rep. Gabrielle GiffordsD-AZ-8
Rep. Ann KirkpatrickD-AZ-1
Rep. Baron HillD-IN-9
Rep. Frank KratovilD-MD-1
Rep. Heath ShulerD-NC-11
Rep. Glenn NyeD-VA-2
Rep. Travis ChildersD-MS-1
Rep. Harry MitchellD-AZ-5
Rep. Gene TaylorD-MS-4
Rep. Bobby BrightD-AL-2
Rep. Walter MinnickD-ID-1
Republicans who voted yea(165)
Rep. Joseph CaoR-LA-2
Rep. Tim MurphyR-PA-18
Rep. Chris SmithR-NJ-4
Rep. David ReichertR-WA-8
Rep. Walter JonesR-NC-3- Rep. Charles DjouR-HI-1
Rep. Steven LaTouretteR-OH-14
Rep. Frank LoBiondoR-NJ-2
Rep. Ileana Ros-LehtinenR-FL-18
Rep. Lincoln Diaz-BalartR-FL-21
Rep. Michael TurnerR-OH-3
Rep. Mario Diaz-BalartR-FL-25
Rep. Charles DentR-PA-15
Rep. Pete KingR-NY-3
Rep. Don YoungR-AK
Rep. Jim GerlachR-PA-6
Rep. Shelley CapitoR-WV-2
Rep. Todd PlattsR-PA-19
Rep. Michael CastleR-DE
Rep. Rodney FrelinghuysenR-NJ-11
Rep. W. Bill YoungR-FL-10
Rep. Frank WolfR-VA-10
Rep. Jo Ann EmersonR-MO-8
Rep. Mark KirkR-IL-10
Rep. Judy BiggertR-IL-13
Rep. Mike SimpsonR-ID-2
Rep. Tom LathamR-IA-4
Rep. Candice MillerR-MI-10
Rep. Mike RogersR-AL-3
Rep. Ed WhitfieldR-KY-1
Rep. Leonard LanceR-NJ-7
Rep. Ander CrenshawR-FL-4
Rep. Hal RogersR-KY-5
Rep. Vernon EhlersR-MI-3
Rep. Jeff FortenberryR-NE-1
Rep. Tom ColeR-OK-4
Rep. Christopher LeeR-NY-26
Rep. Fred UptonR-MI-6
Rep. Glenn ThompsonR-PA-5
Rep. Brett GuthrieR-KY-2
Rep. Robert AderholtR-AL-4
Rep. Denny RehbergR-MT
Rep. Lamar SmithR-TX-21
Rep. Aaron SchockR-IL-18
Rep. Jo BonnerR-AL-1
Rep. Ginny Brown-WaiteR-FL-5
Rep. Ken CalvertR-CA-44
Rep. Dave CampR-MI-4
Rep. Rodney AlexanderR-LA-5
Rep. Henry BrownR-SC-1
Rep. Spencer BachusR-AL-6
Rep. Frank LucasR-OK-3
Rep. Jerry LewisR-CA-41
Rep. Brian BilbrayR-CA-50
Rep. Gus BilirakisR-FL-9
Rep. David DreierR-CA-26
Rep. Greg WaldenR-OR-2
Rep. Mary Bono MackR-CA-45
Rep. Robert WittmanR-VA-1
Rep. Buck McKeonR-CA-25
Rep. Elton GalleglyR-CA-24
Rep. Parker GriffithD-AL-5
Rep. Thad McCotterR-MI-11
Rep. Kay GrangerR-TX-12
Rep. Timothy JohnsonR-IL-15
Rep. Erik PaulsenR-MN-3
Rep. John MicaR-FL-7
Rep. Lee TerryR-NE-2
Rep. Geoff DavisR-KY-4
Rep. Randy ForbesR-VA-4
Rep. Mike RogersR-MI-8
Rep. Pat TiberiR-OH-12
Rep. Steve AustriaR-OH-7
Rep. Doc HastingsR-WA-4
Rep. Ralph HallR-TX-4
Rep. Roy BluntR-MO-7
Rep. Gregg HarperR-MS-3
Rep. John BoozmanR-AR-3
Rep. Thomas RooneyR-FL-16
Rep. John CulbersonR-TX-7
Rep. Cathy McMorris RodgersR-WA-5
Rep. Zach WampR-TN-3
Rep. Michael McCaulR-TX-10
Rep. George RadanovichR-CA-19
Rep. John ShimkusR-IL-19
Rep. Daniel LungrenR-CA-3
Rep. Duncan HunterR-CA-52
Rep. John CarterR-TX-31
Rep. Roscoe BartlettR-MD-6
Rep. Todd TiahrtR-KS-4
Rep. Mary FallinR-OK-5
Rep. Joe BartonR-TX-6
Rep. Peter RoskamR-IL-6
Rep. Blaine LuetkemeyerR-MO-9
Rep. Kevin McCarthyR-CA-22
Rep. Bill CassidyR-LA-6
Rep. Sam GravesR-MO-6
Rep. Phil RoeR-TN-1
Rep. Dean HellerR-NV-2
Rep. Jean SchmidtR-OH-2
Rep. Donald ManzulloR-IL-16
Rep. John FlemingR-LA-4
Rep. John SullivanR-OK-1
Rep. Adrian SmithR-NE-3
Rep. Charles BoustanyR-LA-7
Rep. Jerry MoranR-KS-1
Rep. Joe WilsonR-SC-2
Rep. Lynn JenkinsR-KS-2
Rep. Rob BishopR-UT-1
Rep. Robert LattaR-OH-5
Rep. John KlineR-MN-2
Rep. Joseph PittsR-PA-16
Rep. Tom PetriR-WI-6
Rep. Phil GingreyR-GA-11
Rep. Pete OlsonR-TX-22
Rep. Kevin BradyR-TX-8
Rep. Eric CantorR-VA-7
Rep. Cliff StearnsR-FL-6
Rep. Bob GoodlatteR-VA-6
Rep. Dan BurtonR-IN-5
Rep. Mike CoffmanR-CO-6
Rep. Steve ScaliseR-LA-1
Rep. Devin NunesR-CA-21
Rep. Sue MyrickR-NC-9
Rep. John BoehnerR-OH-8
Rep. Howard CobleR-NC-6
Rep. Wally HergerR-CA-2
Rep. Ted PoeR-TX-2
Rep. Michael BurgessR-TX-26
Rep. Paul RyanR-WI-1
Rep. Connie MackR-FL-14
Rep. Jeff MillerR-FL-1
Rep. Pete SessionsR-TX-32
Rep. Mac ThornberryR-TX-13
Rep. Louie GohmertR-TX-1
Rep. Marsha BlackburnR-TN-7
Rep. Darrell IssaR-CA-49
Rep. Dana RohrabacherR-CA-46
Rep. Sam JohnsonR-TX-3
Rep. Jack KingstonR-GA-1
Rep. Kenny MarchantR-TX-24
Rep. Todd AkinR-MO-2
Rep. Mike PenceR-IN-6
Rep. Randy NeugebauerR-TX-19
Rep. Michael ConawayR-TX-11
Rep. Steve KingR-IA-5
Rep. Jim JordanR-OH-4
Rep. Tom PriceR-GA-6
Rep. Ed RoyceR-CA-40
Rep. James SensenbrennerR-WI-5
Rep. Lynn WestmorelandR-GA-3
Rep. Jimmy DuncanR-TN-2
Rep. Cynthia LummisR-WY
Rep. Virginia FoxxR-NC-5
Rep. Doug LambornR-CO-5
Rep. Trent FranksR-AZ-2
Rep. Scott GarrettR-NJ-5
Rep. Jason ChaffetzR-UT-3
Rep. Jeb HensarlingR-TX-5
Rep. Tom McClintockR-CA-4
Rep. John CampbellR-CA-48
Rep. John ShadeggR-AZ-3
Rep. Paul BrounR-GA-10
Rep. Jeff FlakeR-AZ-6
Rep. Ron PaulR-TX-14
Data notes
The House’s recorded vote on the final version of the law (roll call 1339 in Voteview), matched to the vote the record cites and checked against its totals. Positions are each member’s DW-NOMINATE score for that Congress, as on the Ideology page; left to right is more liberal to more conservative. Paired and announced yea votes count as yea. Lists follow the compass, most liberal first. A name links to a profile only for members of the current Congress. A law passed by voice vote or unanimous consent has no member list, and neither does a vote Voteview has not yet recorded.
Committees
The record shows no committee referral for this bill.
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Related bills
1 bill the Library of Congress relates to this one.
H.R. 5499Related bill
To amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to authorize advances from Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
Data notes
Related bills are identified by the Congressional Research Service, the House and the Senate: companion and identical bills, bills with similar text, bills that were folded into this law, and rules that brought it to the floor. A bill that is itself a public law in this site’s data links here; the others link to Congress.gov.
Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 16 actions.
- Jun 15, 2010Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 111-191.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Jun 14, 2010FloorFloor · Presented to President.
- Jun 10, 2010FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- FloorFloor · On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 410 - 0, 1 Present (Roll no. 354).House roll call 354
- FloorFloor · Considered as unfinished business.
- FloorFloor · At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
- FloorFloor · DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 3473.
- FloorFloor · Considered under suspension of the rules.
- FloorFloor · Mr. Oberstar moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- OtherOther · Cleared for White House.
- Jun 9, 2010FloorFloor · Held at the desk.
- FloorFloor · Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- FloorFloor · Received in the House.
- FloorFloor · Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in Senate
Data notes
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Amendments
No amendments to this bill are on record.
Data notes
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Official record
The bill’s full text is on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.