Stop Orphaned Wells Act
- Oct 2Bennet, Schiff, Ansari Senator Bennet introduced bill to prevent oil companies from abandoning wells on public lands.
- Oct 7Luján introduced legislation to prevent oil companies from abandoning wells on public lands.
Issues / Issue · Sep 8 – Oct 7, 2026
Oil and Gas Regulation
Democrats introduced legislation to prevent oil companies from abandoning wells on public lands, with Sen. Luján (D-NM) and Reps. Schiff (D-CA), Bennet (D-CO), and Ansari (D-AZ) backing the Stop Orphaned Wells Act. Luján also opposed Trump administration plans to weaken federal methane pollution standards. Rep. Fong (R-CA) praised a BLM announcement of an upcoming California oil and gas lease sale.
AI summary of the releases below · Oct 8, 2026
9Members · 7 D · 2 R
7Actions · 5 D · 2 R
6States & territories · CA · NM · CO · AZ lead
1Bills named
How the conversation moved
Democrat Republican · one dot = one action| Action type | Wk ofSep 81 | Wk ofSep 151 | Wk ofSep 221 | Wk ofSep 292 | Wk ofOct 62 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sent lettersTo agencies, companies, officials | 1 | |||||
| StatementsResponses to news | 1 | |||||
| CriticizedA policy, decision or person | 1 | |||||
| PraisedCredit for a decision or person | 1 | |||||
| Filed or pushed billsNew, reintroduced or passed | 3 |
Developing stories
1 threads · 2 of 7 actionsWhere they stand
Support · 5
- DLuján NMIntroduced bill to hold oil companies accountable for well cleanup
- RFong CASupports BLM oil and gas lease sale to increase domestic energy production
- DBennet COIntroduced legislation to hold oil companies accountable for cleanup costs
- DSchiff CAIntroduced bill to prevent oil companies from abandoning wells
- RCramer NDSupports domestic refinery development for energy dominance
Oppose · 2
- DPadilla CAChallenged Trump administration's Defense Production Act order to restart Sable offshore pipeline
- DPelosi CAChallenged Defense Production Act invocation for pipeline restart
What each party did · Democrats 5 · Republicans 2
- 1Sent letters0
- 0Statements1
- 1Criticized0
- 0Praised1
- 3Filed or pushed bills0
By state
Every action
7 actions · 11 releases- Oct 7, 2026
- Bill
Introduced legislation to prevent oil companies from abandoning wells on public lands.
- Criticism
- Bill
- Oct 2, 2026
- Praise
- Bill
DBennet CO, DSchiff CA, DAnsari AZ
Senator Bennet introduced bill to prevent oil companies from abandoning wells on public lands.
- Sep 24, 2026
- Statement
Advocated for building and retrofitting American refineries to process domestic crude oil.
- Statement
- Sep 21, 2026
- Bill
Introduced bill to establish Oil & Gas Community Trust Fund for energy export communities.
- Bill
- Sep 8, 2026
- Letter
Filed amicus brief challenging Trump administration's use of Defense Production Act for oil pipeline.
- Letter
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