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S. 4239 119th Congress Senate

Plug Offshore Wells Act

Official title: A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to annually submit to Congress, and make publicly available on a website, a report on decommissioning offshore … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to annually submit to Congress, and make publicly available on a website, a report on decommissioning offshore oil and gas wells, platforms, and pipelines, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 26, 2026 Introduced by: Peter Welch Democratic · Vermont See on congress.gov
Environmental Protection Administrative law and regulatory proceduresCongressional oversightDepartment of the InteriorEnvironmental regulatory procedures
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 15, 2026
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held.
Mar 26, 2026
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Mar 26, 2026
Introduced in Senate
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What's happening now July 15, 2026

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Lobbying activity 4

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

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  • OCEAN CONSERVANCY
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4239: Plug Offshore Wells Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-4239/
MLA
"S. 4239: Plug Offshore Wells Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-4239/.
Bluebook (legal)
S. 4239, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-4239/.
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[S. 4239: Plug Offshore Wells Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-4239/)
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