# 117-hr-570: Offshore Accountability Act of 2021

117-hr-570, Offshore Accountability Act of 2021, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. McEachin, A. Donald [D-VA-4] (D-VA); status Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 403. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-570
- Congress: 117
- Title: Offshore Accountability Act of 2021
- Status: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 403.
- Introduced: 2021-01-28
- Sponsor: Rep. McEachin, A. Donald [D-VA-4] (D-VA)
- Cosponsors: 9
- Policy area: Energy
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

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.

## Cosponsors (9)

- Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16] (R-FL), 2021-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] (D-CA), 2021-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gaetz, Matt [R-FL-1] (R-FL), 2021-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2021-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2021-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2021-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Luria, Elaine G. [D-VA-2] (D-VA), 2021-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2021-10-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49] (D-CA), 2021-10-12T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 117-hr-3355: SAFE Act of 2021
- 117-hr-2840: Puppy Protection Act of 2021
- 117-hr-1282: Major Richard Star Act
- 117-hr-1842: Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act
- 117-hr-1057: Greatest Generation Commemorative Coin Act
- 117-hr-6207: Humane Cosmetics Act of 2021

## Sources
- [117-hr-570 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/570)

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- [117-hr-2840: Puppy Protection Act of 2021](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-2840)
- [117-hr-1282: Major Richard Star Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1282)
- [117-hr-1842: Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1842)
- [117-hr-1057: Greatest Generation Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1057)
- [117-hr-6207: Humane Cosmetics Act of 2021](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-6207)
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