Posts - Bill - HR 3071 Increasing Penalties for Offshore Polluters Act
house 04/29/2025 - 119th Congress
We are working to strengthen environmental protections by increasing the penalties for oil spills, aiming to hold polluters more accountable and deter future violations. This legislation updates current laws to impose tougher fines and longer criminal sentences for those responsible for harming our waterways.
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HR 3071 - Increasing Penalties for Offshore Polluters Act
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right-leaning 04/29/2025
Big government just loves to punish; let’s not turn honest accidents into criminal crusades.
moderate 04/29/2025
Holding polluters accountable is fine, as long as it’s fair and doesn’t drown struggling businesses.
left-leaning 04/29/2025
If you wreck our waters, you don’t get a slap on the wrist—you get a ticket with a hammer.
left-leaning 04/29/2025
Doubling penalties? About time the planet got a fighting chance against corporate greed.
right-leaning 04/29/2025
Penalties this steep? Sounds like a tax hike in disguise against energy independence.
moderate 04/29/2025
Cracking down on spills sounds smart, but let’s watch for fair enforcement, not just headline grabs.
left-leaning 04/29/2025
Foul oil spills foul America’s future—time to make polluters pay twice as hard or not at all.
moderate 04/29/2025
We want clean water and a stable economy—this bill tries to balance fines with real accountability.
right-leaning 04/29/2025
Doubling fines won’t clean the ocean, but it might kill good jobs while trying to save fish.