3.0.0 9647 2026-07-22T16:50:00Z 2026-07-30T16:27:18Z House H HR 2026-07-13 119 https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9647 [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 113 (Monday, July 13, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. BONAMICI:H.R. 9647.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution.[Page H4409]]]> hssy00 Science, Space, and Technology Committee House Standing Referred To 2026-07-13T16:03:05Z Saving the OOI Act of 2026 119 4822 S 2026-06-18 Held at the desk. 10:12:37 Related bill CRS 2026-07-13 Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hssy00 Science, Space, and Technology Committee 2026-07-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2026-07-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B001278 Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] Suzanne Bonamici D OR 1 N M001219 Del. Moylan, James C. [R-GU-At Large] James Moylan R GU C. 0 2026-07-13 True L000397 Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] Zoe Lofgren D CA 18 2026-07-13 True D000631 Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] Madeleine Dean D PA 4 2026-07-13 True C001066 Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] Kathy Castor D FL 14 2026-07-13 True R000305 Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2] Deborah Ross D NC K. 2 2026-07-13 True P000034 Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6] Frank Pallone D NJ 6 2026-07-13 True L000593 Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49] Mike Levin D CA 49 2026-07-13 True A000380 Rep. Amo, Gabe [D-RI-1] Gabe Amo D RI 1 2026-07-13 True G000587 Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29] Sylvia Garcia D TX R. 29 2026-07-13 True P000597 Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] Chellie Pingree D ME 1 2026-07-13 True F000466 Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] Brian Fitzpatrick R PA K. 1 2026-07-21 False Science, Technology, Communications Science, Technology, Communications 2026-07-17T15:56:57Z 00 2026-07-13 Introduced in House 2026-07-22T16:49:15Z This bill prohibits the National Science Foundation (NSF) from using federal funds to decommission or descope Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI) instruments until a thorough review of OOI is completed.

OOI measures and observes ocean conditions using a series of in-water instruments that gather physical, chemical, geological, and biological data. On May 21, 2026, NSF announced that it would remove all in-water infrastructure from four of the five active OOI arrays. However, on June 18, 2026, NSF announced that it would not proceed with this decommissioning and would instead continue OOI operations and solicit input from stakeholders on the future of NSF's ocean observation efforts. NSF also indicated that it would redeploy one array that was removed from the water.

Under the bill, NSF must conduct a thorough review of OOI with engagement from the scientific and coastal communities before decommissioning or descoping specified OOI instruments. This includes OOI instruments anchored off of Oregon, Washington, Alaska, and North Carolina, as well as instruments anchored in the Irminger Sea. NSF is required to maintain full and consistent OOI operations, including monitoring in states where instruments have already been decommissioned, until the review is complete.

]]> To prohibit the National Science Foundation from obligating or expending Federal funds to descope or decommission the Ocean Observatories Initiative instruments, and for other purposes. Official Title as Introduced 6 To prohibit the National Science Foundation from obligating or expending Federal funds to descope or decommission the Ocean Observatories Initiative instruments, and for other purposes. 2026-07-14T16:32:32Z Introduced in House IH Display Title 45 To prohibit the National Science Foundation from obligating or expending Federal funds to descope or decommission the Ocean Observatories Initiative instruments, and for other purposes. 2026-07-14T08:06:04Z Introduced in House 2026-07-13T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr9647ih/xml/BILLS-119hr9647ih.xml 2026-07-13 Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.