# 114-hr-1684: Foreign Spill Protection Act of 2016

114-hr-1684, Foreign Spill Protection Act of 2016, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Curbelo, Carlos [R-FL-26] (R-FL); status Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-1684
- Congress: 114
- Title: Foreign Spill Protection Act of 2016
- Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
- Introduced: 2015-03-26
- Sponsor: Rep. Curbelo, Carlos [R-FL-26] (R-FL)
- Cosponsors: 46
- Policy area: Environmental Protection
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Foreign Spill Protection Act of 2015 This bill amends the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to make the owner or operator of a foreign offshore unit liable for removal costs and specified damages that result from a discharge, or substantial threat of discharge, of oil from such unit that reaches or threatens to reach: (1) U.S. navigable waters or adjoining shorelines, or (2) the exclusive economic zone. A "foreign offshore unit" is a facility that is located in the territorial sea or on the continental shelf of a foreign country that is used for oil exploration, drilling, production, or related activities. The bill also amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to: (1) prohibit the discharge of oil from a foreign offshore unit that reaches the navigable waters of the United States, adjoining shorelines, or waters of the contiguous zone; and (2) subject the owner or operator of the unit to penalties under that Act.

## Cosponsors (46)

- Rep. Murphy, Patrick [D-FL-18] (D-FL), 2015-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] (R-AK), 2015-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-8] (D-NJ), 2015-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN (R-FL), 2015-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Diaz-Balart, Mario [R-FL-26] (R-FL), 2015-04-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dold, Robert J. [R-IL-10] (R-IL), 2015-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lance, Leonard [R-NJ-7] (R-NJ), 2015-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Joyce, David P. [R-OH-14] (R-OH), 2015-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Graham, Gwen [D-FL-2] (D-FL), 2015-04-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Walters, Mimi [R-CA-45] (R-CA), 2015-04-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8] (R-FL), 2015-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- WALTER JONES (R-NC), 2015-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1] (R-OH), 2015-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rouzer, David [R-NC-7] (R-NC), 2015-04-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gibson, Christopher P. [R-NY-19] (R-NY), 2015-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Miller, Jeff [R-FL-1] (R-FL), 2015-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25] (D-FL), 2015-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- GREG WALDEN (R-OR), 2015-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. MacArthur, Thomas [R-NJ-3] (R-NJ), 2015-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1] (D-NJ), 2015-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13] (R-IL), 2015-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2015-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2015-06-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2015-06-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clawson, Curt [R-FL-19] (R-FL), 2015-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18] (D-NY), 2015-06-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL), 2015-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Coffman, Mike [R-CO-6] (R-CO), 2015-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Costello, Ryan A. [R-PA-6] (R-PA), 2015-06-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] (D-FL), 2015-06-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6] (R-WI), 2015-06-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jolly, David W. [R-FL-13] (R-FL), 2015-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12] (R-FL), 2015-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME), 2015-07-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Zeldin, Lee M. [R-NY-1] (R-NY), 2015-07-08T00:00:00.000Z
- CHARLES RANGEL (D-NY), 2015-07-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22] (D-FL), 2015-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2015-07-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Katko, John [R-NY-24] (R-NY), 2015-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- ANDER CRENSHAW (R-FL), 2015-09-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grayson, Alan [D-FL-9] (D-FL), 2015-09-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8] (D-PA), 2015-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- LOIS CAPPS (D-CA), 2015-10-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] (D-WA), 2015-10-20T00:00:00.000Z
- JOHN MICA (R-FL), 2015-10-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hanna, Richard L. [R-NY-22] (R-NY), 2016-01-06T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [114-hr-1684 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/1684)

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- [114-hr-3381: Childhood Cancer STAR Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3381)
- [114-hr-2737: Filipino Veterans of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-2737)
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