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S. 4715 119th Congress Senate

Offshore Leasing Standards and Accountability Act of 2026

Official title: A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to establish fitness to operate standards and decommissioning escrow accounts for offshore oil and gas operators, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 9, 2026 Introduced by: Adam B. Schiff Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Jul 15, 2026
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held.
Jun 9, 2026
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Jun 9, 2026
Introduced in Senate
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Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held.

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Require offshore oil operators to prove fitness and set aside decommissioning funds.

This bill would amend the law governing offshore oil and gas operations to establish standards that operators must meet to be considered fit to operate. It would also require offshore oil and gas companies to set aside money in escrow accounts to pay for decommissioning, the process of shutting down and cleaning up offshore facilities when operations end. The bill was introduced in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

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 Hearings & markups 1
 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 9034 Identical bill Offshore Leasing Standards and Accountability Act of 2026
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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Lobbying activity 2

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

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    for OCEAN CONSERVANCY · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)

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Padilla, Alex
California · Jun 9, 2026
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4715: Offshore Leasing Standards and Accountability Act of 2026. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-4715/
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"S. 4715: Offshore Leasing Standards and Accountability Act of 2026." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-4715/.
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S. 4715, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-4715/.
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