3.0.0 5481 2023-01-11T13:19:56Z 2023-01-11T13:19:56Z House H HR 2010-06-08 111 hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw02 Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee Referred to 2010-06-09T17:19:57Z hspw07 Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee Referred to 2010-06-09T17:19:01Z Referred to 2010-06-08T18:01:49Z hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing Referred to 2010-06-08T18:01:50Z hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing Referred to 2010-06-08T18:01:48Z 2010-06-25 Senate Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 442. Calendars 2010-06-24 Senate Received in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time. Calendars 2010-06-23 16:48:08 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2010-06-23 16:48:07 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 420 - 1, 2 Present (Roll no. 382). (text: CR H4721) Floor H37300 2 House floor actions 382 https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2010/roll382.xml House 111 2010-06-23T20:48:07Z 2 2010-06-23 16:48:07 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 420 - 1, 2 Present (Roll no. 382).(text: CR H4721) Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 382 https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2010/roll382.xml House 111 2010-06-23T20:48:07Z 2 2010-06-23 16:19:58 Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4727-4728) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2010-06-23 15:23:10 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. Floor H37220 2 House floor actions 2010-06-23 14:44:44 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5481. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2010-06-23 14:44:43 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4721-4727) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2010-06-23 14:44:42 Mr. Rahall moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. Floor H30300 2 House floor actions 2010-06-09 hspw02 Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. Committee 2010-06-09 hspw07 Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation. Committee 2010-06-08 Referred to House Judiciary IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2010-06-08 Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2010-06-08 Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2010-06-08 Referred to House Natural Resources IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2010-06-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2010-06-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C001036 Rep. Capps, Lois [D-CA-23] LOIS CAPPS D CA 23 N M000133 Rep. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA-7] Edward Markey D MA J. 7 2010-06-08 True M000725 Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-7] GEORGE MILLER D CA 7 2010-06-08 True T000460 Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-1] MIKE THOMPSON D CA 1 2010-06-08 True G000551 Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] Raúl Grijalva D AZ M. 7 2010-06-08 True M001143 Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] BETTY MCCOLLUM D MN 4 2010-06-08 True D000610 Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-19] Theodore Deutch D FL E. 19 2010-06-08 True B001231 Rep. Berkley, Shelley [D-NV-1] SHELLEY BERKLEY D NV 1 2010-06-08 True M000087 Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-14] CAROLYN MALONEY D NY B. 14 2010-06-08 True S000344 Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-27] BRAD SHERMAN D CA 27 2010-06-08 True S001175 Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-12] Jackie Speier D CA 12 2010-06-08 True M001149 Rep. Michaud, Michael H. [D-ME-2] Michael Michaud D ME H. 2 2010-06-08 True M001163 Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-5] Doris Matsui D CA O. 5 2010-06-08 True H001042 Rep. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI-2] Mazie Hirono D HI K. 2 2010-06-08 True S001174 Rep. Sutton, Betty [D-OH-13] Betty Sutton D OH 13 2010-06-08 True W000738 Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6] LYNN WOOLSEY D CA 6 2010-06-10 False D000216 Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] ROSA DELAURO D CT 3 2010-06-10 False L000559 Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2] JAMES LANGEVIN D RI R. 2 2010-06-10 False I000026 Rep. Inslee, Jay [D-WA-1] JAY INSLEE D WA 1 2010-06-10 False S001169 Rep. Sestak, Joe [D-PA-7] Joe Sestak D PA 7 2010-06-17 False C001066 Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-11] Kathy Castor D FL 11 2010-06-17 False O000085 Rep. Olver, John W. [D-MA-1] JOHN OLVER D MA W. 1 2010-06-17 False C001060 Rep. Carnahan, Russ [D-MO-3] Russ Carnahan D MO 3 2010-06-17 False H000627 Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22] MAURICE HINCHEY D NY D. 22 2010-06-17 False H000324 Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-23] ALCEE HASTINGS D FL L. 23 2010-06-21 False L000551 Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-9] BARBARA LEE D CA 9 2010-06-23 False Energy Accidents Evidence and witnesses Government studies and investigations Gulf of Mexico Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Marine pollution Oil and gas Pollution liability Energy 00 2010-06-08 Introduced in House 2010-06-10T19:25:52Z Authorizes the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling to issue subpoenas to compel the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of books, records, correspondence, memoranda, and other documents.

Requires the Commission, in the case of contumacy of any person issued a subpoena or refusal by such person to comply with the subpoena, to request the Attorney General to seek enforcement of the subpoena in any U.S. district court for a district in which a person issued a subpoena under this Act resides, is served, or may be found, or where the subpoena is returnable. Deems failure to obey an order requiring the subpoenaed person to appear at any designated place to testify or produce documentary or other evidence to be contempt of court.

]]> 36 2010-06-23 Passed House amended 2010-06-24T20:57:42Z Authorizes the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling to issue subpoenas to compel the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of books, records, correspondence, memoranda, and other documents.

Requires the Commission, before issuing such a subpoena, to notify the Attorney General (or a designee) of the Commission's intent to issue a subpoena, the identity of the witness, and the nature of the testimony sought.

Prohibits the Commission from issuing a subpoena if the Attorney General objects on the basis that the taking of the testimony is likely to interfere with any: (1) federal or state criminal investigation or prosecution; or (2) pending investigation under the Civil False Claims Act or other federal statute providing for civil remedies, or any civil litigation to which the United States or any of its agencies is or is likely to be a party.

Requires the Commission, in the case of contumacy of any person issued a subpoena or refusal by such person to comply with the subpoena, to request the Attorney General to seek enforcement of the subpoena in any U.S. district court for a district in which a person issued a subpoena under this Act resides, is served, or may be found, or where the subpoena is returnable. Deems failure to obey an order requiring the subpoenaed person to appear at any designated place to testify or produce documentary or other evidence to be contempt of court.

]]> To give subpoena power to the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling. Display Title To give subpoena power to the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling. Official Title as Introduced To give subpoena power to the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling. Introduced in House IH Placed on Calendar Senate 2010-06-25T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr5481pcs/xml/BILLS-111hr5481pcs.xml Engrossed in House 2010-06-23T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr5481eh/xml/BILLS-111hr5481eh.xml Introduced in House 2010-06-08T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr5481ih/xml/BILLS-111hr5481ih.xml 2010-06-25 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 442. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.