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| https://price.house.gov/newsroom/press-releases/rules-committee-votes-price-bipartisan-offshore-drilling-amendment-out-order | Rules Committee Votes Price Bipartisan Offshore Drilling Amendment Out of Order | 2018-07-17 | 2018 | 2018-07 | Democrat | House | NC | David Price | P000523 | price.house.gov | legacy | WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 17, 2018) On Monday, July 16, 2018, Congressman David Price (D-NC) proposed an amendment to the appropriations minibus bill that would prohibit changes to two offshore drilling rules put into place in the wake of the Deepwater Horizon disaster the well control rule and the production safety systems rule. Despite bipartisan support and clear relevance to the Interior and Environment appropriations bill, the amendment was ruled out of order, preventing the amendment from proceeding to the House floor for a vote. In spirit, the amendment would accomplish the same objectives as the Safe COAST Act, a bill introduced in January 2018 by Rep. Price (D-NC), Rep. Barragan (D-CA) and Rep. Crist (D-FL). The Safe COAST Act would codify these commonsense rules following the Trump administration's December announced that they would be altered or eliminated in an attempt to minimize the oil and gas industry's safety obligations. The amendment offered on Monday was cosponsored by Reps. Barragan (D-CA), Crist (D-FL), Castor (D-FL), Buchanan (R-FL), Rooney (R-FL), Curbelo (R-FL), and Mast (R-FL). The Rules Committee had an opportunity to protect safeguards put in place to prevent another disaster like Deepwater Horizon, but chose to appease the oil and gas industry instead, said Congressman Price. This amendment would ensure that these carefully crafted regulations are protected from executive actions that would seek to undermine safety and jeopardize our environment. It's clear that despite its broad support across the aisle, my amendment was made out of order by Republicans hoping to provide cover to the Trump administration and protect the bottom line of the oil and gas lobby. BACKGROUND: The 2010 Deepwater Horizon explosion led to the worst oil spill in U.S. history. Eleven workers lost their lives and 4.9 million barrels of oil were released into the Gulf of Mexico. BP has paid out more than $65 billion in claims and clean-up costs since that time with the total impact of damages still unknown. In the wake of this disaster, several regulations to protect workers and coastal communities were put into place. These include the production safety systems rule, requiring safety and pollution prevention equipment be inspected by independent auditors certified by the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) and the well control rule, requiring BSEE to confirm that the amount of pressure drillers propose to use in a new well is safe, thus reducing the risk of blowouts such as the one that caused the Deepwater Horizon explosion. ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |