3.0.0 4822 2026-07-17T20:09:31Z 2026-07-18T21:58:47Z Senate S S 2026-06-17 119 https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/4822 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. 119 9647 HR 2026-07-13 Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. Related bill CRS 2026-06-18 10:12:37 Held at the desk. Floor H15000 2 House floor actions 2026-06-18 10:02:09 Received in the House. Floor H14000 2 House floor actions 2026-06-18 Senate Message on Senate action sent to the House. Floor 2026-06-17 Senate Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S2885-2886; text: CR S2885-2886) Floor 2026-06-17 Passed/agreed to in Senate: Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Voice Vote. Floor 17000 9 Library of Congress 2026-06-17 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M001153 Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] Lisa Murkowski R AK N S001198 Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK] Dan Sullivan R AK 2026-06-17 True C000127 Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] Maria Cantwell D WA 2026-06-17 True W000779 Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] Ron Wyden D OR 2026-06-17 True M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR 2026-06-17 True M001111 Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] Patty Murray D WA 2026-06-17 True W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI 2026-06-17 True R000122 Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] John Reed D RI F. 2026-06-17 True B001230 Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] Tammy Baldwin D WI 2026-06-17 True V000128 Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] Chris Van Hollen D MD 2026-06-17 True M000133 Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] Edward Markey D MA J. 2026-06-17 True W000817 Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] Elizabeth Warren D MA A. 2026-06-17 True Science, Technology, Communications Arctic Ocean 2026-06-29T13:13:51Z Atlantic Ocean 2026-06-29T13:13:31Z Earth sciences 2026-06-29T13:13:16Z Environmental assessment, monitoring, research 2026-06-29T13:08:39Z National Science Foundation 2026-06-29T13:08:11Z Pacific Ocean 2026-06-29T13:13:38Z Research administration and funding 2026-06-29T13:14:18Z Science, Technology, Communications 2026-06-24T20:48:09Z 55 2026-06-17 Passed Senate 2026-07-14T18:00:55Z Saving the OOI Act of 2026

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.

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.

]]> Saving the OOI Act of 2026 Display Title 45 Saving the OOI Act of 2026 2026-06-19T11:03:25Z Short Title(s) as Passed Senate 105 Saving the OOI Act of 2026 2026-06-18T15:32:26Z S Senate Engrossed in Senate ES Official Title as Introduced 6 A bill to prohibit the National Science Foundation from using Federal funds to descope or decommission the Ocean Observatories Initiative instruments. 2026-06-18T15:22:10Z Engrossed in Senate 2026-06-17T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119s4822es/xml/BILLS-119s4822es.xml Considered and Passed Senate 2026-06-17T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119s4822cps/xml/BILLS-119s4822cps.xml 2026-06-18 Held at the desk. 10:12:37 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.