# 119-s-109: Offshore Energy Security Act of 2025

119-s-109, Offshore Energy Security Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] (R-LA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-10).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-109
- Congress: 119
- Title: Offshore Energy Security Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-01-16
- Sponsor: Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] (R-LA)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Energy
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-10

## Summary

**This bill would require the Secretary of the Interior to carry out a fast, large-scale schedule of offshore oil and gas lease sales in the Gulf of Mexico.** It ties future sales to prior Gulf sale terms and narrows procedural delays from environmental reviews so leases move quickly from sale to issuance. - Oil companies and leaseholders: Would mandate at least 20 lease sales over 10 years and require offering at least 74 million acres at each sale. - Lease timing and litigation: Would require leases to be issued within 90 days of a sale to the highest bidders when bids are acceptable, and lets leaseholders pause lease-term timelines for up to 90 days while National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) litigation is pending. - Coastal planning and conservation: Would extend the Eastern Gulf moratorium to December 31, 2035 and add the South Atlantic and Straits of Florida as moratorium areas, while creating an environmental exception for shore protection, beach nourishment, wetlands restoration, and habitat protection.

## Cosponsors (4)

- Sen. Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-MS] (R-MS), 2025-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] (R-MS), 2025-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Britt, Katie Boyd [R-AL] (R-AL), 2025-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Tuberville, Tommy [R-AL] (R-AL), 2025-01-16T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Big Gulf lease sales and legal protections: benefit, high. This bill would require the Interior Secretary to hold at least 20 Gulf offshore lease sales in the 10 years after enactment. Sales would occur semiannually on March 31 and August 31 from 2026 through 2035 and must offer at least 74,000,000 acres each. If acceptable bids are received, leases would…
- Extend offshore moratorium to 2035: mixed, medium. This bill would extend the Gulf moratorium date to December 31, 2035. It would add areas in the South Atlantic and the Straits of Florida as moratorium areas. The change would not affect valid existing leases in effect on enactment. The Secretary could still issue leases in those moratorium areas f…

## Related bills

- 119-s-2296: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
- 119-s-4784: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027
- 119-s-4744: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act
- 119-s-292: Educational Choice for Children Act of 2025
- 119-s-3752: SAVE America Act

## Sources
- [119-s-109 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/109)

## Related
- [119-s-2296: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2296)
- [119-s-4784: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4784)
- [119-s-4744: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4744)
- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
- [119-s-292: Educational Choice for Children Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-292)
- [119-s-3752: SAVE America Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3752)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-109 (as of 2026-09-10).