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  <title>Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Oil pollution</title>
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  <updated>2008-08-01T00:00:00Z</updated>
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  <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007:/issue_feed/4872</id>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.6781 To authorize the State of Virginia to petition for authorization to conduct natural gas or crude oil (or both) exploration and extraction activities in any area that is at least 50 miles beyond the coastal zone of the State, and for other purposes.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h6781/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-08-01:/action/169995</id>
    <updated>2008-08-01T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To authorize the State of Virginia to petition for authorization to conduct natural gas or crude oil (or both) exploration and extraction activities in any area that is at least 50 miles beyond the coastal zone of the State, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.3181 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2009</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s3181/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-23:/action/164686</id>
    <updated>2008-06-23T00:00:00Z</updated>
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An original bill making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.3147 A bill to authorize the State of Virginia to petition for authorization to conduct natural gas exploration and drilling activities in the coastal zone of the State.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s3147/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-18:/action/161266</id>
    <updated>2008-06-18T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to authorize the State of Virginia to petition for authorization to conduct natural gas exploration and drilling activities in the coastal zone of the State.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.3125 Energy Independence and Tax Relief Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s3125/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-12:/action/160234</id>
    <updated>2008-06-12T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain expiring provisions, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.2841 Marine Emergency Protocol and Hull Requirement Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s2841/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-10:/action/149698</id>
    <updated>2008-04-10T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 and title 46, United States Code, to establish a marine emergency protocol and requirements for double-hulling of vessel fuel tanks.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.2758 American Energy Independence and Security Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s2758/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-03-13:/action/147518</id>
    <updated>2008-03-13T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to authorize the exploration, leasing, development, production, and economically feasible and prudent transportation of oil and gas in and from the Coastal Plain in Alaska.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.2699 Oil Spill Prevention Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s2699/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-03-04:/action/146549</id>
    <updated>2008-03-04T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to require new vessels for carrying oil fuel to have double hulls, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.2700 A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to double liability limits for single-hull tankers and tank barges for 2009, and for other purposes.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s2700/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-03-04:/action/146564</id>
    <updated>2008-03-04T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to double liability limits for single-hull tankers and tank barges for 2009, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.2642 Renewable Energy Tax Incentives Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s2642/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-02-14:/action/145787</id>
    <updated>2008-02-14T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to establish a national renewable energy standard, to extend and create renewable energy tax incentives, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.2568 A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit preleasing, leasing, and related activities in the Chukchi and Beaufort Sea Planning Areas unless certain conditions are met.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s2568/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-01-29:/action/144170</id>
    <updated>2008-01-29T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit preleasing, leasing, and related activities in the Chukchi and Beaufort Sea Planning Areas unless certain conditions are met.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.4857 To limit liability under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 for service station dealers with respect to the release or threatened release of recycled oil.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h4857/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-12-19:/action/141290</id>
    <updated>2007-12-19T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To limit liability under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 for service station dealers with respect to the release or threatened release of recycled oil.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Res.853 Honoring those who have volunteered to assist in the cleanup of the November 7, 2007, oil spill in San Francisco Bay.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-hr853/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-12-10:/action/138950</id>
    <updated>2007-12-10T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Honoring those who have volunteered to assist in the cleanup of the November 7, 2007, oil spill in San Francisco Bay.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.2429 A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to equalize the limit on the liability for oil tankers and cargo vessels and to provide for the investment of amounts in the Damage Assessment Restoration Revolving Fund.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s2429/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-12-06:/action/139045</id>
    <updated>2007-12-06T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to equalize the limit on the liability for oil tankers and cargo vessels and to provide for the investment of amounts in the Damage Assessment Restoration Revolving Fund.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.Res.385 A resolution honoring those who have volunteered to assist in the cleanup of the November 7, 2007, oil spill in San Francisco Bay.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-sr385/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-11-16:/action/137354</id>
    <updated>2007-11-16T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A resolution honoring those who have volunteered to assist in the cleanup of the November 7, 2007, oil spill in San Francisco Bay.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.2345 American Infrastructure Investment and Improvement Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s2345/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-11-13:/action/137200</id>
    <updated>2007-11-13T00:00:00Z</updated>
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An original bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and to extend the financing for the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.3276 Bad Polluters Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h3276/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-08-01:/action/126444</id>
    <updated>2007-08-01T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to deny refinery expensing to owners of refineries that are permitted to increase the discharge of pollutants into the Great Lakes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.1892 Vessel Conveyance Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s1892/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-07-26:/action/124271</id>
    <updated>2007-07-26T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to reauthorize the Coast Guard for fiscal year 2008, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.1870 Clean Water Restoration Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s1870/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-07-25:/action/123995</id>
    <updated>2007-07-25T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify the jurisdiction of the United States over waters of the United States.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.1696 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s1696/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-06-26:/action/119984</id>
    <updated>2007-06-26T00:00:00Z</updated>
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An original bill making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.2830 Maritime Pollution Prevention Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h2830/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-06-22:/action/119526</id>
    <updated>2007-06-22T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To authorize appropriations for the Coast Guard for fiscal year 2008, to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act and title 18, United States Code, to combat the crime of alien smuggling and related activities, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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