HR9034Referred to Committee
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
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber4
Passed Both5
Signed into Law119th
Congress
2026-05-26
Introduced
8
Cosponsors
HR
ⓘType
Sponsor
Dave Min
Democrat · CA · Representative
Votes with party: 94.9% (553 recorded votes)
Full profile: /officials/M001241
Source: Congress.gov · FEC
Cosponsors (8)
Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.
- Adelita S. Grijalva (D-AZ-7)Original· 2026-05-26
- Jared Huffman (D-CA-2)Original· 2026-05-26
- Maxine Dexter (D-OR-3)Original· 2026-05-26
- Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ-3)Original· 2026-05-26
- Julia Brownley (D-CA-26)· 2026-06-02
- Rashida Tlaib (D-MI-12)· 2026-06-02
- Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA-24)· 2026-06-02
- Ted Lieu (D-CA-36)· 2026-06-02
Latest Action
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Committee Activity
Currently in
- House Committee on Natural ResourcesReferred To · 2026-05-26
Plain-English Summary
The proposal would require offshore oil and gas companies to meet certain safety and financial standards before being allowed to operate in federal waters, and would require them to set aside money in escrow accounts to pay for cleaning up and removing their equipment when operations end. This aims to ensure companies have the financial resources to properly decommission their facilities and prevent taxpayers from footing the bill for cleanup costs. The measure would affect oil and gas operators working on the outer continental shelf off U.S. coasts.
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