# 119-s-5654: Protecting Florida's Offshore Military Readiness Act

119-s-5654, Protecting Florida's Offshore Military Readiness Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL] (R-FL); status introduced (as of 2026-10-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-5654
- Congress: 119
- Title: Protecting Florida's Offshore Military Readiness Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-09-30
- Sponsor: Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL] (R-FL)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Energy
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-18

## Summary

**Would create a moratorium on new oil and gas leasing and production in the Eglin Gulf Test and Training Range to protect military testing and training.** It would preserve valid existing leases and would end only when the Secretary of War certifies the range is not of critical use. - Military and testing units: Gives the range legal protection from new offshore energy activity to reduce the risk that drilling or production interferes with testing and training. - Oil and gas companies: Prevents the Secretary from offering new leases, preleases, production, or related activity in the designated area, subject to two explicit exceptions written into the bill.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Moody, Ashley [R-FL] (R-FL), 2026-09-30T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Protect Eglin military range from drilling: benefit, low. This bill would prohibit the Secretary from offering areas inside the Eglin Gulf Test and Training Range for oil and gas leasing, preleasing, production, or related activity. It would apply to the area the Secretary of War had designated as the Eglin Gulf Test and Training Range on the enactment da…

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- 119-s-275: Veterans’ Assuring Critical Care Expansions to Support Servicemembers (ACCESS) Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-s-5654 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5654)

## Related
- [119-s-2120: Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2120)
- [119-s-1541: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1541)
- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
- [119-s-2936: Stop ANTIFA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2936)
- [119-s-1961: LAUNCH Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1961)
- [119-s-275: Veterans’ Assuring Critical Care Expansions to Support Servicemembers (ACCESS)…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-275)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5654 (as of 2026-10-18).