S4822Passed Senate

Saving the OOI Act of 2026

Introduced

In Committee

Passed One Chamber

Passed Both

Signed into Law

119th

Congress

2026-06-17

Introduced

Cosponsors

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Type

Sponsor

Lisa Murkowski

Republican · AK · Senator

Votes with party: 65.0% (812 recorded votes)

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Cosponsors (11)

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Held at the desk.

2026-06-18

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 4822 Engrossed in Senate (ES)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4822 _______________________________________________________________________ AN ACT To prohibit the National Science Foundation from using Federal funds to descope or decommission the Ocean Observatories Initiative instruments. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Saving the OOI Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. NO NSF FUNDING TO DESCOPE OR DECOMMISSION THE OCEAN OBSERVATORIES INITIATIVE INSTRUMENTS; RESTORATION. (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the National Science Foundation shall not use any Federal funds to decommission or descope the Ocean Observatories Initiative instruments anchored off the States of Oregon, Washington, Alaska, and North Carolina, and in the Irminger Sea, until the National Science Foundation conducts a thorough review of the initiative, and the national assets that it provides, with robust stakeholder engagement from the scientific and coastal communities. (b) Maintenance of Operations.--The Director of the National Science Foundation shall maintain the Ocean Observatories Initiative with full and consistent operations, including monitoring in all States that had instruments decommissioned, until the full review described in subsection (a) has been completed. Passed the Senate June 17, 2026. Attest: Secretary. 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4822 _______________________________________________________________________ AN ACT To prohibit the National Science Foundation from using Federal funds to descope or decommission the Ocean Observatories Initiative instruments.

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