He also supports raising the liability cap on oil companies so that if disaster were to strike again, the federal taxpayer wouldn’t be left holding the bag.
Support raising the liability cap on oil companies so taxpayers are not left paying for environmental disasters.
Occurrences
Evidence
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It is vital that we protect our coastlines and the Cape Cod National Seashore from both environmental and manmade disasters, like the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. As a member of the Sustainable Energy & Environment Caucus and House Oceans Caucus, Bill opposes offshore drilling and supports legislative initiatives that ensure both government and private industry preparedness in the face of a future environmental disaster. He also supports raising the liability cap on oil companies so that if disaster were to strike again, the federal taxpayer wouldn’t be left holding the bag.
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Except as provided in 33 U.S.C. 2704(c), the limit of liability under OPA for a responsible party for any offshore facility, including any offshore pipeline, is the total of all removal costs plus $167.8069 million for damages with respect to each incident.
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This rule increases the OPA offshore facility limit of liability for damages from $137,659,500 to $167,806,900.
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for an offshore facility except a deepwater port, the total of all removal costs plus $75,000,000; and
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Ms. Omar (for herself, Ms. Barragán, Mr. Khanna, Mr. Casar, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Espaillat, Mrs. Foushee, Mr. Frost, Mr. Garcia of California, Ms. Jayapal, Ms. McCollum, Ms. Norton, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, Ms. Pingree, Mrs. Ramirez, Ms. Scanlon, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Tlaib, Ms. Tokuda, Mr. Torres of New York, and Mrs. Watson Coleman) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
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SEC. 106. REMOVAL OF LIMITS ON LIABILITY FOR OFFSHORE FACILITIES AND PIPELINE OPERATORS.
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Direct Final Rule 09/00/2026
Assessments
The evidence shows Keating publicly supported raising the liability cap on oil companies, but it does not show that the federal liability cap was actually raised or that he sponsored or materially advanced enacted legislation achieving that outcome. A statement of support alone is not delivery of the promised policy. With no evidence of a serious legislative or executive attempt by Keating that failed, the effort badge is not warranted.
Keating promised to support raising the liability cap on oil companies so taxpayers would not bear environmental disaster costs. His official House environment issue page states that he supports raising the liability cap on oil companies for that purpose, which satisfies a support-position promise even though the evidence does not show enactment of the policy.