A bill to provide subpoena power to the National Commission on the British Petroleum Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico, and for other purposes.

3.0.0 3462 2023-01-11T13:19:48Z 2023-01-11T13:19:48Z Senate S S 2010-06-08 111 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2010-06-08T16:09:14Z 2010-06-08 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2010-06-08 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S001181 Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] Jeanne Shaheen D NH N M001111 Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] Patty Murray D WA 2010-06-08 True M000639 Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] Robert Menendez D NJ 2010-06-08 True G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. 2010-06-08 True K000148 Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] JOHN KERRY D MA FORBES 2010-06-08 True K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN 2010-06-08 True L000550 Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA] MARY LANDRIEU D LA 2010-06-08 True B001265 Sen. Begich, Mark [D-AK] Mark Begich D AK 2010-06-08 True C001070 Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] Bob Casey D PA 2010-06-08 True D000432 Sen. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND] BYRON DORGAN D ND LESLIE 2010-06-08 True B001267 Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] Michael Bennet D CO 2010-06-08 True S000148 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] Charles Schumer D NY E. 2010-06-08 True F000457 Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN] Al Franken D MN 2010-06-08 True F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA 2010-06-08 True K000373 Sen. Kaufman, Edward E. [D-DE] Edward Kaufman D DE E. 2010-06-08 True W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI 2010-06-08 True N000032 Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL] CLARENCE NELSON D FL WILLIAM 2010-06-09 False M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR 2010-06-10 False C000127 Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] Maria Cantwell D WA 2010-06-10 False L000123 Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] FRANK LAUTENBERG D NJ R. 2010-06-30 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 Senate 2010-06-11T14:25:02Z Authorizes the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling, or any subcommittee or member of the Commission, as considered advisable in consultation with the Attorney General, to: (1) hold hearings, meet and act, take testimony and receive evidence, and administer oaths; and (2) require, by subpoena or otherwise, the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of books, records, correspondence, memoranda, papers, documents, tapes, and materials.

Authorizes, in the case of contumacy or failure of a person to obey a subpoena, a U.S. district court for the district in which the subpoenaed person resides, is served, or may be found to issue an order requiring appearance at any designated place to testify or to produce documentary or other evidence. Deems failure to obey such an order to be contempt of court.

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A bill to provide subpoena power to the National Commission on the British Petroleum Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico, and for other purposes. Display Title A bill to provide subpoena power to the National Commission on the British Petroleum Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico, and for other purposes. Official Title as Introduced A bill to provide subpoena power to the National Commission on the British Petroleum Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2010-06-08T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111s3462is/xml/BILLS-111s3462is.xml 2010-06-08 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. 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.