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OCS Paperwork and Reporting Act

Public Law 99-367 · S. 1068 · 99th Congress · began in the Senate

Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Jul 31, 1986 · Energy

Sponsor: Sen. John Johnston (D-LA)

Cosponsors (1): Sen. James McClure

Passage votes

  • HouseVoice vote
  • SenateVoice vote
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Summary

The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.

OCS Paperwork and Reporting Act - Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to repeal provisions requiring the Secretary of the Interior to provide: (1) a list of all shut-in and flaring oil and gas wells on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS); (2) a report to the Comptroller General on such wells; and (3) certain investigations of and reports on OCS oil and gas reserves.

Requires the Secretary to report biennially to the Congress regarding the results of a continuing investigation to determine an estimate of the total discovered crude oil and natural gas reserves by fields and undiscovered crude oil and natural gas resources of the OCS.

Committees

The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.

  • Natural Resources Committee · House · referred toSubcommittee: Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee
  • Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee · House · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: Panama Canal and Outer Continental Shelf Subcommittee
  • Energy and Natural Resources Committee · Senate · markup by, referred to, reported by
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Timeline

From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 15 actions.

  1. Jul 31, 1986Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 99-367.
  2. Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
  3. Jul 23, 1986PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
  4. Jul 21, 1986FloorFloor · Passed House by Voice Vote.
  5. Apr 29, 1986CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee
  6. Apr 9, 1986CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee
  7. Sep 5, 1985CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
  8. Jul 16, 1985CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Panama Canal and Outer Continental Shelf Subcommittee of the House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee
  9. Jul 10, 1985CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Natural Resources Committee
  10. CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee
  11. Jul 9, 1985FloorFloor · Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.
  12. Jun 14, 1985CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
  13. Jun 12, 1985CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
  14. May 3, 1985CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
  15. IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the Senate
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Official record

The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.