# 119-hr-3742: Offshore Energy Modernization Act of 2025 119-hr-3742, Offshore Energy Modernization Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3742 - As of: 2026-04-21 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: 119-hr-3742 - Congress: 119 - Title: Offshore Energy Modernization Act of 2025 - Status: introduced - Introduced: 2025-06-04 - Sponsor: Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY) - Cosponsors: 0 - Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources - Touches household money: yes - Last recorded action: 2026-04-21 ## Summary **Accelerate U.S. offshore renewable energy deployment.** This bill would set national targets and new rules to scale wind, solar, wave, and tidal projects on the Outer Continental Shelf while funding mitigation, workforce rules, and domestic supply chain support. - Workers and unions: Would require project labor agreements for construction starting January 1, 2027 and push apprenticeship programs tied to registered apprenticeships, making union-negotiated labor standards a condition of buildout. - Coastal communities, fishers, and Tribes: Would create an Offshore Renewable Energy Compensation Fund funded by 10% of lease, easement, and right-of-way revenue to pay verified claims and mitigation grants, and allow area accounts to request up to $3 per acre from leaseholders once per year if funds fall short. - Manufacturers, shipyards, and grid planners: Would impose a 65% domestic manufactured-cost requirement for projects beginning construction after January 1, 2033 with a 25% cost waiver and a 15-business-day public input period; it would authorize $100 million for shipyard grants plus $10 million and $5 million for transmission siting and interoperability activities respectively. ## Provisions PRIA read - New offshore leasing rules and targets: benefit, high. If enacted, offshore leases would usually be awarded through competitive sales, and Interior would publish a leasing schedule. Lease awards could weigh non‑money commitments like training, domestic supply chains, community benefit agreements, ecosystem investments, shared transmission, and Tribal c… - New federal office for offshore power: benefit, high. If enacted, DOE would create an Offshore Power Administration within one year to plan, finance, and build shared offshore transmission. The Treasury would lend to it without yearly limits, but total outstanding loans could not exceed $10 billion at any time; some balances could be forgiven at the e… - Compensation and grants from offshore leases: benefit, medium. If enacted, 10% of offshore lease revenues would go into a new fund that could pay people and businesses for lost gear or income tied to offshore projects. Payments would come from area accounts and would be reduced by any direct payments already received from a project. The government could use up… - Grants and loans for wind vessels: benefit, medium. If enacted, DOE would offer $100 million in grants to upgrade shipyards and build or convert vessels for offshore wind work. Shipyards, vessel fabricators, and key suppliers could apply, and workers must be paid Davis‑Bacon prevailing wages. Standard DOE cost‑share rules would apply. The bill would… - More funding to speed permit reviews: benefit, medium. If enacted, Interior would receive $50 million in fiscal year 2026 and NOAA would receive $45 million. The money would hire and train staff, develop program‑level environmental documents, buy scientific services and equipment, support Tribal consultation, and build data systems like regional portal… - Stronger Tribal consultation and protections: benefit, low. If enacted, agencies would have to consult early and meaningfully with Tribes before actions that could affect Tribal lands, culture, resources, or rights. At a Tribe’s request, meetings would be closed to the public. Tribes could mark sensitive information confidential, and agencies would have to… - Studies and standards for offshore transmission: benefit, low. If enacted, DOE would finish a study within two years on making offshore grid parts work together and could fund voluntary standards work. The bill authorizes $5 million for this standards program. DOE would also run periodic studies on where to place offshore transmission and how to connect onshor… ## Related bills - 119-hr-3077: Agriculture Resilience Act of 2025 - 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act - 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act - 119-hr-5658: Child Care for Every Community Act - 119-hr-5356: National Infrastructure Bank Act of 2025 - 119-hr-3069: Medicare for All Act ## Sources - [119-hr-3742 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3742) ## Related - [119-hr-3077: Agriculture Resilience Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3077) - [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977) - [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973) - [119-hr-5658: Child Care for Every Community Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5658) - [119-hr-5356: National Infrastructure Bank Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5356) - [119-hr-3069: Medicare for All Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3069) - [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3742 (as of 2026-04-21).