Ending Fossil Fuel Bailouts Act of 2026
Latest action · May 26, 2026 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMay 26, 2026
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Cosponsors 17
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 26, 2026 to Aug 10, 2026; 4 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-AZ | Adelita S. Grijalva | Original | May 26, 2026 |
| D-CA | Jared Huffman | Original | May 26, 2026 |
| D-OR | Maxine Dexter | Original | May 26, 2026 |
| D-AZ | Yassamin Ansari | Original | May 26, 2026 |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | Jun 2, 2026 | |
| D-MI | Rashida Tlaib | Jun 2, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Salud O. Carbajal | Jun 2, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Jun 2, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Kevin Mullin | Jun 10, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Mike Levin | Jun 10, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Robert Garcia | Jun 25, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Jun 25, 2026 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | Jul 13, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Jul 13, 2026 | |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | Jul 15, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Juan Vargas | Jul 21, 2026 | |
| D-IL | Sean Casten | Aug 10, 2026 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred May 26, 2026 |
| House | Natural Resources Committee | Referred May 26, 2026 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 26, 2026Introduced in House
- May 26, 2026Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 172, no. 89, May 26, 2026, page H3735.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R49495 | Decommissioning Offshore Oil and Gas Infrastructure: Issues for Congress | Report | Oct 29, 2026 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 11 of the United States Code to ensure oil, gas, and coal companies that are debtors in bankruptcy fulfill environmental reclamation obligations.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Ending Fossil Fuel Bailouts Act of 2026
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 26, 2026Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
