The record
Legislation· Jun 2026
Legislation· Jun 2026S 4822 Passed Senate — in House
Sponsored by Lisa Murkowski (R)
Saving the OOI Act of 2026
Blocks NSF from shutting down ocean monitoring instruments until a full review is completed.
Tradeoff
Prevents the National Science Foundation from decommissioning Ocean Observatories Initiative instruments off four states and in the Irminger Sea. Requires NSF to keep the system running and maintain past monitoring sites during the review.
What's in it
Passed the Senate by on June 17, 2026 — now in the House.
Senate
Introduced
(Jun 17, 2026)
Senate
Passage of the bill
Passed by (Jun 17, 2026)
No individual votes were recorded.
House
Received from the Senate
Received(Jun 18, 2026)
- Dan Sullivan (R-AK)
- Maria Cantwell (D-WA)
- Ron Wyden (D-OR)
- Jeff Merkley (D-OR)
- Patty Murray (D-WA)
- Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)
- Jack Reed (D-RI)
- Tammy Baldwin (D-WI)
- Chris Van Hollen (D-MD)
- Edward J. Markey (D-MA)
- Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)