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Offshore Accountability Act of 2020
2/8/2022, 11:17 PM
Congressional Summary of HR 5695
Offshore Accountability Act of 2020
This bill establishes disclosure and reporting requirements for operators of offshore oil or gas facilities after equipment failures of critical systems.
Such operators must notify the Department of the Interior and the manufacturers of the equipment of such failures. In addition, the operators must provide equipment failure analyses to Interior and the manufacturers. Interior must post the analyses on its website.
Finally, operators must report to Interior on (1) changes made by such manufacturers to the design of critical systems as the result of reported failures, and (2) changes in the operators' procedures as a result of reported failures.
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Current Status of Bill HR 5695
Bill HR 5695 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since January 28, 2020. Bill HR 5695 was introduced during Congress 116 and was introduced to the House on January 28, 2020. Bill HR 5695's most recent activity was Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. as of January 31, 2020
Bipartisan Support of Bill HR 5695
Total Number of Sponsors
1Democrat Sponsors
1Republican Sponsors
0Unaffiliated Sponsors
0Total Number of Cosponsors
7Democrat Cosponsors
5Republican Cosponsors
2Unaffiliated Cosponsors
0Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill HR 5695
Primary Policy Focus
EnergyPotential Impact Areas
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Business records
- Department of the Interior
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Manufacturing
- Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
- Oil and gas
Alternate Title(s) of Bill HR 5695
Offshore Accountability Act of 2020
To require operators of offshore oil and gas facilities to report failures of critical systems to the Secretary of Interior, and for other purposes.
Offshore Accountability Act of 2020
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Sponsors and Cosponsors of HR 5695
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