Require annual reporting on offshore oil and gas well cleanup to ensure companies meet their obligations and limit taxpayer cleanup costs.

Maxine Dexter · Oregon · Democratic

oversight impact 0.58 specificity 0.86 extraction confidence 88%

Commitment kind: unknown. Promised action: not established. Promised outcome: not established. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired.

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The Plug Offshore Wells Act would increase oversight of offshore oil and gas wells and help prevent taxpayers from being stuck with cleanup costs. The bill would: Require annual reporting on offshore oil and gas well cleanup to track whether companies are meeting their responsibilities and identify potential costs to taxpayers.

Dexter introduced legislation requiring annual offshore well cleanup reporting to monitor company responsibility and potential taxpayer costs.

Congresswoman Maxine Dexter, M.D. Takes on Big Oil with Three-Bill Package to Protect Taxpayers | Representative Maxine Dexter
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Dexter's office announced a three-bill oil accountability package and said the Plug Offshore Wells Act would require annual reporting on offshore oil and gas well cleanup to track company responsibilities and potential taxpayer costs.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Within the lookback window, Dexter publicly reaffirmed and packaged the offshore-well annual reporting proposal. This is concrete legislative effort, but the announcement does not show the reporting requirement has become law or taken effect.

partial same_term A for effort

Congresswoman Maxine Dexter, M.D. Takes on Big Oil with Three-Bill Package to Protect Taxpayers | Representative Maxine Dexter
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GovInfo bill text for H.R. 8099 shows Dexter introduced the Plug Offshore Wells Act on March 26, 2026; it was referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. The bill would require Interior to submit and publicly post annual reports on decommissioning offshore oil and gas wells, platforms, and pipelines, including overdue decommissioning and enforcement actions.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Official bill text matches the commitment closely and confirms Dexter introduced it in the 119th Congress. Because the official record shows introduction and committee referral, not enactment, the commitment remains only partially advanced.

partial same_term A for effort

H.R. 8099 (IH) - Plug Offshore Wells Act
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Public state: unverified As of unknown · legacy_unverified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): never. same_term A for effort

Dexter introduced H.R. 8099, the Plug Offshore Wells Act, in the 119th Congress, and its text closely matches the promise by requiring annual public Interior Department reporting on offshore oil and gas decommissioning obligations, overdue cleanup, enforcement, and taxpayer exposure. However, the record provided shows only introduction and referral to the House Committee on Natural Resources, plus a later office announcement, with no enactment or implemented reporting requirement. This is a serious same-term legislative attempt but not delivery of the promised outcome.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 92%