# 119-s-837: Defending American Jobs and Affordable Energy Act of 2025

119-s-837, Defending American Jobs and Affordable Energy Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] (D-OR); status introduced (as of 2026-09-10).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-837
- Congress: 119
- Title: Defending American Jobs and Affordable Energy Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-03-04
- Sponsor: Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] (D-OR)
- Cosponsors: 13
- Policy area: Energy
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-10

## Summary

**Nullifies four January 20, 2025 executive orders and bars federal funds from being used to carry them out.** It would also include a savings clause that preserves the President's existing authorities. - Federal agencies and departments would be barred from spending federal money to implement, administer, enforce, or carry out the four listed orders, limiting agency actions tied to those orders. - Offshore wind developers and leasing stakeholders would see the Executive order that temporarily withdrew areas on the Outer Continental Shelf from offshore wind leasing nullified, removing that specific withdrawal. - The bill contains an explicit savings provision that preserves the President's existing authorities even as the four executive orders are nullified.

## Cosponsors (13)

- Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] (D-NM), 2025-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] (D-RI), 2025-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] (D-OR), 2025-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] (D-MA), 2025-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] (D-MD), 2025-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2025-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] (D-HI), 2025-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] (D-WA), 2025-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] (D-CT), 2025-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] (D-DE), 2025-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] (D-IL), 2025-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] (D-MA), 2025-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] (D-RI), 2025-03-04T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Void four energy orders and ban funding: mixed, high. If enacted, this bill would void four Executive orders signed January 20, 2025, on energy and offshore wind. It would ban Federal funds from being used to implement, administer, enforce, or carry out those orders starting on the date of enactment. Energy companies, offshore wind developers, and som…
- Keeps Presidential authority intact: mixed, low. If enacted, this bill would add a clause saying nothing in the Act shall be read to reduce the President's existing authorities. The clause would not create new spending or change benefits, taxes, or who qualifies for programs. This is a legal rule about how the Act is interpreted.

## Related bills

- 119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-s-2823: FAMILY Act
- 119-s-2763: Keep Billionaires Out of Social Security Act
- 119-s-3869: Healthy Families Act
- 119-s-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act

## Sources
- [119-s-837 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/837)

## Related
- [119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5066)
- [119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3990)
- [119-s-2823: FAMILY Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2823)
- [119-s-2763: Keep Billionaires Out of Social Security Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2763)
- [119-s-3869: Healthy Families Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3869)
- [119-s-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-51)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-837 (as of 2026-09-10).