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Saving the OOI Act of 2026

To prohibit the National Science Foundation from using Federal funds to descope or decommission the Ocean Observatories Initiative instruments.

Introduced Jun 17, 2026

Latest action (Jun 18, 2026) Held at the desk.

Policy area
Science, Technology, Communications
Issues
Technology & Privacy

Summary
  • Prohibits the National Science Foundation from using federal funds to decommission or descope the Ocean Observatories Initiative instruments located off Oregon, Washington, Alaska, North Carolina, and in the Irminger Sea.
  • Requires the National Science Foundation to conduct a thorough review of the Ocean Observatories Initiative and the national assets it provides before any decommissioning or descoping decisions.
  • Requires the review to include robust stakeholder engagement from the scientific and coastal communities.
  • Requires the NSF Director to maintain the Ocean Observatories Initiative with full and consistent operations, including monitoring in states that previously had instruments decommissioned, until the full review is completed.

AI-generated plain-language summary of the bill text — neutral, and may be imperfect. See the full text below for the exact wording.

Sponsor (1)
11 cosponsors

Actions (6)
  1. Jun 18, 2026 Held at the desk. · house
  2. Jun 18, 2026 Received in the House. · house
  3. Jun 18, 2026 Message on Senate action sent to the House. · senate
  4. Jun 17, 2026 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) · senate
  5. Jun 17, 2026 Passed/agreed to in Senate: Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Voice Vote.
  6. Jun 17, 2026 Introduced in Senate

Similar bills (6)

Bills with similar text or summary — includes reintroductions across Congresses. Ranked by semantic similarity of the bill text (computed locally); a neutral discovery aid, not a claim the bills are duplicates.

  • HR 9647 — 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. · Introduced Jul 13, 2026 · Cong. 119 85%
  • S 2126 — Integrated Ocean Observation System Reauthorization Act of 2025 · Introduced May 11, 2026 · Cong. 119 67%
  • S 216 — Save Our Seas 2.0 Amendments Act · Became Law Dec 26, 2025 · Cong. 119 65%
  • S 3022 — Save Our Seas 2.0 Marine Debris Infrastructure Programs Reauthorization Act · Passed Senate Nov 20, 2025 · Cong. 119 62%
  • HR 3340 — Modernizing Access to Our Public Oceans Act · Introduced Feb 23, 2026 · Cong. 119 62%
  • HR 6076 — Save Our Seas 2.0 Marine Debris Infrastructure Programs Reauthorization Act · Introduced Nov 19, 2025 · Cong. 119 62%

Full text

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

June 17, 2026

Ms. Murkowski (for herself, Mr. Sullivan, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Merkley, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Reed, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Markey, and Ms. Warren) introduced the following bill; which was read twice, considered, read the third time and passed

A BILL

To prohibit the National Science Foundation from using Federal funds to descope or decommission the Ocean Observatories Initiative instruments.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the “Saving the OOI Act of 2026”.

SEC. 2. NO NSF FUNDING TO DESCOPE OR DECOMMISSION THE OCEAN OBSERVATORIES INITIATIVE INSTRUMENTS; RESTORATION.

(a) In General.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the National Science Foundation shall not use any Federal funds to decommission or descope the Ocean Observatories Initiative instruments anchored off the States of Oregon, Washington, Alaska, and North Carolina, and in the Irminger Sea, until the National Science Foundation conducts a thorough review of the initiative, and the national assets that it provides, with robust stakeholder engagement from the scientific and coastal communities.

(b) Maintenance of Operations.—The Director of the National Science Foundation shall maintain the Ocean Observatories Initiative with full and consistent operations, including monitoring in all States that had instruments decommissioned, until the full review described in subsection (a) has been completed <all>

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