Stop Orphaned Wells Act
- Oct 2Schiff, Bennet, Ansari introduced legislation to prevent oil companies from abandoning wells on public lands.
14Members · 12 D · 2 R
12Actions · 10 D · 2 R
7States & territories · CA · OR · NM · CO lead
1Bills named
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| Filed or pushed billsNew, reintroduced or passed | 4 |
Developing stories
1 threads · 1 of 12 actionsWhere they stand
Support · 4
- DSchiff CAIntroduced bill to prevent oil companies from abandoning wells
- DBennet COIntroduced legislation to hold oil companies accountable for cleanup costs
- RFong CASupports BLM oil and gas lease sale to increase domestic energy production
- RCramer NDSupports domestic refinery development for energy dominance
Oppose · 7
- DPadilla CAChallenged Trump administration's Defense Production Act order to restart Sable offshore pipeline
- DPelosi CAChallenged Defense Production Act invocation for pipeline restart
- DHeinrich NMUrged BLM to reject proposed rescission of waste prevention rule
- DWyden OROpposes BLM rescission of 2024 Onshore Leasing Rule protections
- DMerkley OROpposed BLM rescission of 2024 leasing rules protecting public lands and community input
- DHuffman CAOpposed rescission of BLM leasing and waste prevention rules
- DPanetta CAOpposes offshore oil and gas drilling expansion
What each party did · Democrats 10 · Republicans 2
- 4Sent letters0
- 0Statements1
- 1Criticized0
- 0Praised1
- 1Visits and events0
- 4Filed or pushed bills0
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12 actions · 18 releases- Oct 2, 2026
- Bill
DSchiff CA, DBennet CO, DAnsari AZ
Introduced legislation to prevent oil companies from abandoning wells on public lands.
- Praise
- Bill
- Sep 24, 2026
- Statement
Advocated for building and retrofitting American refineries to process domestic crude oil.
- Statement
- Sep 21, 2026
- Bill
Introduced bipartisan 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
- Sep 3, 2026
- Bill
Introduced three-bill package to hold oil companies accountable and protect taxpayers.
- Bill
- Aug 28, 2026
- Letter
- Aug 25, 2026
- Letter
Opposed BLM rescission of oil and gas leasing and waste prevention rules.
- Criticism
- Letter
- Aug 19, 2026
- Letter
Led opposition to Bureau of Land Management rescission of oil and gas leasing protections.
- Letter
- Aug 10, 2026
- Visit
- Aug 7, 2026
- Bill
Introduced bill to repeal tax breaks for oil and gas companies' overseas drilling.
- Bill
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