This bill is currently in the early stages of the legislative process after being sent to the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources for review. It is actively moving forward, but no future hearings or votes have been scheduled yet. There is no companion bill listed for this legislation at this time.
This bill only has support from one party and focuses on increasing oversight of the oil industry, which usually faces strong opposition. Most bills of this type do not move past the committee stage.
How we got here
This bill’s path across every version that has carried it.
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Reintroduced
Reintroduced from S. 5508 (118th), which died when its Congress ended.
This bill requires the Department of the Interior to create a yearly public report about cleaning up old offshore oil and gas equipment. It focuses on wells, platforms, and pipelines that are no longer being used in the ocean.
The report would show how many companies are following the rules for removing old equipment. It would also list how many wells or pipelines were left in the ocean instead of being taken out completely.
The public would be able to see which companies missed their deadlines for cleaning up. It also tracks if the government is punishing these companies with fines or bans from future drilling.
This policy aims to increase transparency about the environmental risks of abandoned oil equipment. By making this information public, people can see if the government is holding oil companies accountable for their messes.
Impact Analysis
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Milestones
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Mar 26, 2026Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Sent to a congressional committee for expert review. The committee decides whether this bill moves forward.
Mar 26, 2026
Introduced in Senate
The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.
