# 119-s-104: Overturn Biden’s Offshore Energy Ban Act

119-s-104, Overturn Biden’s Offshore Energy Ban Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] (R-TX); status introduced (as of 2026-09-10).

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- As of: 2026-09-10
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-104
- Congress: 119
- Title: Overturn Biden’s Offshore Energy Ban Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-01-15
- Sponsor: Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Energy
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-10

## Summary

**This bill would nullify two presidential memoranda and reopen parts of the Outer Continental Shelf to oil and natural gas leasing.** It removes the withdrawals that covered the Gulf of Mexico, Atlantic, and Pacific areas and a separate withdrawal for the Bering Sea, and would allow the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management to issue leases in those areas.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Offshore oil leasing would reopen: mixed, high. This bill would cancel two Presidential memos dated January 6, 2025. Those memos withdrew parts of the outer Continental Shelf in the Gulf of Mexico, Atlantic, Pacific, and Bering Sea from oil and gas leasing. If enacted, those areas would be reopened for federal leasing consideration. Offshore ene…

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- 119-s-1071: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
- 119-s-524: Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025
- 119-s-3923: Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2026
- 119-s-4668: Protect College Sports Act of 2026
- 119-s-2975: PIPELINE Safety Act of 2025
- 119-s-306: Fire Ready Nation Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-s-104 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/104)

## Related
- [119-s-1071: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1071)
- [119-s-524: Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-524)
- [119-s-3923: Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3923)
- [119-s-4668: Protect College Sports Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4668)
- [119-s-2975: PIPELINE Safety Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2975)
- [119-s-306: Fire Ready Nation Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-306)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-104 (as of 2026-09-10).