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119th Congress · S. 4239 · Introduced

Plug Offshore Wells Act

Latest action Jul 15, 2026: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held.

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SubjectsAdministrative law and regulatory proceduresCongressional oversightDepartment of the InteriorEnvironmental regulatory proceduresGovernment information and archivesOil and gasPipelines

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Sponsor

  • Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] · [D-VT] · W000800
    Dem-VT current · 9 terms · @PeterWelch · 1 district office

Sponsor record (congress_legislators)

Bio (legislators)

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Committee memberships (13)

  • Antitrust, Competition Policy, and Consumer Rights (senate) · senate · rank 4
  • Conservation, Forestry, Natural Resources, and Biotechnology (senate) · senate · rank 4
  • Energy, Natural Resources, and Infrastructure (senate) · senate · rank 5
  • Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action, and Federal Rights (senate) · senate · rank 5
  • Health Care (senate) · senate · rank 10
  • Intellectual Property (senate) · senate · rank 5
  • Livestock, Dairy, Poultry, and Food Safety (senate) · senate · rank 2
  • Rural Development, Energy, and Credit (senate) · senate · Ranking Member · rank 1
  • Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (senate) · senate · rank 8 · site
  • Senate Committee on Finance (senate) · senate · rank 13 · site
  • Senate Committee on Rules and Administration (senate) · senate · rank 8 · site
  • Senate Committee on the Judiciary (senate) · senate · rank 9 · site
  • the Constitution (senate) · senate · Ranking Member · rank 1

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District offices (1)

  • 199 Main St., 4th Floor, Burlington, VT, 05401 · 802-863-2525 · fax 202-228-7575 · 44.475563,-73.211276

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Sponsor FEC record (fec_live)

Candidate record (candidates) · cycle 2026

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Candidate summary (candidate_summaries) · cycle 2022

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Connected committees (0)

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Cosponsors (3)

  • Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] · [D-OR] · M001176 · Co-sponsored 2026-03-26 · original
    Dem-OR current · 3 terms · @SenJeffMerkley · 6 district offices
  • Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] · [D-OR] · W000779 · Co-sponsored 2026-03-26 · original
    Dem-OR current · 14 terms · @RonWyden · 6 district offices
  • Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] · [D-MA] · M000133 · Co-sponsored 2026-03-26 · original
    Dem-MA current · 23 terms · @SenMarkey · 2 district offices

Committees (1)

  • Energy and Natural Resources Committee [Senate Standing]
    2026-03-26T18:53:33ZReferred To
    ↳ Public Lands, Forests, and Mining Subcommittee

Actions — from XML (3)

  • 2026-07-15Committeevia Senate
    Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held.
  • 2026-03-26IntroReferralvia Senate
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
  • 2026-03-26IntroReferral10000via Library of Congress
    Introduced in Senate

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Titles

  • Display Title2026-07-16T11:03:21Z
    Plug Offshore Wells Act
  • Short Title(s) as IntroducedIS2026-04-11T03:53:22Z
    Plug Offshore Wells Act
  • Official Title as IntroducedIS2026-04-11T03:48:34Z
    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.

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Versions — from bill_versions table (0)

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Policy area

Environmental Protection

Summaries

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Related bills

  • HR 8099 (119) Plug Offshore Wells Act
    Latest: 2026-03-26 — Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
    Relationship: Identical bill (via CRS)

Amendments (0)

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