S. 4822

119th Congress

Introduced

Saving the OOI Act of 2026

Sponsored byRepublican:Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK]AK· Introduced 17 June 2026
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Cosponsors

6

Actions

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Amendments

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Held at the desk.

18 June 2026·1 month ago

Summary

Passed Senate · Updated 14 July 2026

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.

Timeline

6 actions

  1. Message on Senate action sent to the House.

    18 June 2026 · Floor

  2. Received in the House.

    18 June 2026 · Floor

  3. Held at the desk.

    18 June 2026 · Floor

  4. 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)

    17 June 2026 · Floor

  5. 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)

    17 June 2026 · Floor

  6. Passed/agreed to in Senate: Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Voice Vote.

    17 June 2026 · Floor

  7. Passed/agreed to in Senate: Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Voice Vote.

    17 June 2026 · Floor

  8. Introduced in Senate

    17 June 2026 · IntroReferral

  9. Introduced in Senate

    17 June 2026 · IntroReferral

Sponsorship

11 cosponsors

Sponsor

Republican:Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK]AK

Cosponsors

  • Democrat1091%
  • Republican19%

Classification

Policy area

Science, Technology, Communications

Legislative subjects

Arctic OceanAtlantic OceanEarth sciencesEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchNational Science FoundationPacific OceanResearch administration and funding
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