Congress·Passed Senate·S. 4822

Saving the OOI Act of 2026

Ocean Research: Protecting Deep-Sea Monitoring Equipment

22 days ago·View on Congress.gov·Read full text

Next up: The House

The Senate has passed this bill, and it is now moving to the House of Representatives for further consideration. It is currently active as it waits for the House to review and vote on the proposal. There are no specific dates scheduled for the next steps at this time.

Legislative Progress

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House

President

Law

Likely to pass

The bill has already passed the Senate and protects research tools that help coastal states monitor the ocean.

Key Points

This bill stops the National Science Foundation from cutting or closing down a major network of ocean research tools. These tools are used to track things like climate change, ocean health, and underwater earthquakes.
The protection covers research stations located off the coasts of Oregon, Washington, Alaska, and North Carolina, as well as in the Irminger Sea near Greenland.
The government cannot reduce these operations until they finish a detailed study. This study must include feedback from scientists and people living in coastal communities who rely on this data.
The National Science Foundation is required to keep all these stations running at full capacity while the review is happening. This ensures there are no gaps in the data scientists collect from the ocean floor.

Impact Analysis

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Milestones

4 milestones7 actions

Jun 18, 2026House

Held at the desk.

Jun 18, 2026House

Received in the House.

The House has received the Senate-passed bill and will decide whether to take it up.

Jun 18, 2026Senate

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Jun 17, 2026Senate

Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Voice Vote.

The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.

Jun 17, 2026

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Voice Vote.

The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.

No votes, news coverage, or related bills recorded for this bill yet.

Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

Saving the OOI Act of 2026

Bill NumberS 4822

Congress119th Congress

ChamberSenate

Latest ActionHeld at the desk.

Data Sources

Congress.gov

Official legislative information

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Sponsor

Cosponsors

(11)

D: 10R: 1

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