Decommissioning Offshore Oil and Gas Infrastructure: Issues for Congress

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Oct 29, 2026

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Authors: Laura B. Comay, Caitlin Keating-Bitonti, Anthony R. Marshak

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• S 4239A 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.
  119th Congress
• HR 9034To 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.
  119th Congress
• HR 9035To amend title 11 of the United States Code to ensure oil, gas, and coal companies that are debtors in bankruptcy fulfill environmental reclamation obligations.
  119th Congress
• S 4715A 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.
  119th Congress
• HR 9171Making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes.
  119th Congress
• HR 5745To promote fish habitat through the enhancement of certain offshore oil and gas platforms and pipelines as artificial reefs, and for other purposes.
  119th Congress
• HR 8099To 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.
  119th Congress
• HR 6814To require the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere to assess certain offshore oil and gas platforms and pipelines for potential use as artificial reefs, and for other purposes.
  118th Congress
• HR 5376To provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 14.
  117th Congress
• HR 1395To amend the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act to reauthorize Delaware River Basin conservation programs, and for other purposes.
  118th Congress
• HR 5487To require the Secretary of Commerce to establish and carry out a grant program to conserve, restore, and manage kelp forest ecosystems, and for other purposes.
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• HR 7020To direct the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to conduct high-resolution mapping of the lakebeds of the Great Lakes, and for other purposes.
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• HR 177To amend the Act of December 19, 1913 (38 Stat. 242), to expand access to the Hetch Hetchy Reservoir and Lake Eleanor Basin areas for recreational purposes, and for other purposes.
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