H.R. 5745
119th Congress
House
Marine Fisheries Habitat Protection Act
Official title: To promote fish habitat through the enhancement of certain offshore oil and gas platforms and pipelines as artificial reefs, and for other purposes.
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Aquatic ecologyCongressional oversightEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchMarine and coastal resources, fisheries
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Oil and gasPipelines
Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 13, 2026
Subcommittee Hearings Held
Jan 7, 2026
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Oct 14, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Oct 14, 2025
Introduced in House
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Committees of jurisdiction
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Lobbying activity
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- SHELL USA, INC. (FKA SHELL OIL COMPANY)
- CHEVRON U.S.A. INC.
- INDEPENDENT PETROLEUM ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA
- OCEAN CONSERVANCY
- AMERICAN SPORTFISHING ASSOCIATION
- AMERICAN SPORTFISHING ASSOCIATION
Bodies those filers lobbied
- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
- SENATE
- Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- Interior, Dept of (DOI)
- Energy, Dept of
- Commerce, Dept of (DOC)
- Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
- State, Dept of (DOS)
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5745: Marine Fisheries Habitat Protection Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5745/
"H.R. 5745: Marine Fisheries Habitat Protection Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5745/.
H.R. 5745, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5745/.
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