H.R. 570 · 117th Congress

Offshore Accountability Act of 2021

Introduced on Jan 28, 2021 by A. Donald McEachin (D-VA-4). 9 cosponsors, 2 of them from another party. Latest action (Nov 16, 2022): Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 403.

Stage
Reported by committee
Introduced
Jan 28, 2021
Cosponsors
9
2 from the other party
Policy area
Energy
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Progress

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  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. 3Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To require operators of offshore oil and gas facilities to report failures of critical systems to the Secretary of the Interior, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • 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

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Reported to House, Nov 16, 2022). Public domain.

Offshore Accountability Act of 2021

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 changes made by such manufacturers to the design of critical systems as the result of reported failures and changes in the operators' procedures as a result of reported failures.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

A. Donald McEachinD-VA-4Sponsor

Democrats · 7

Republicans · 2

Roll calls

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History

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  1. Jan 28, 2021Introduced in House
  2. Jan 28, 2021Introduced in House
  3. Jan 28, 2021 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
  4. Mar 1, 2021 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
  5. Mar 1, 2021 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
  6. May 13, 2021 · HouseSubcommittee Hearings Held.
  7. Oct 13, 2021 · HouseSubcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Discharged.
  8. Oct 13, 2021 · HouseSubcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands Discharged.
  9. Oct 13, 2021 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  10. Oct 13, 2021 · HouseOrdered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 19.
  11. Nov 16, 2022Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 117-562.
  12. Nov 16, 2022 · HouseReported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 117-562.
  13. Nov 16, 2022 · HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 403.

Committees

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  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
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