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Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals (FRAC) Act

Introduced: June 9, 2009 See on congress.gov
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Jun 9, 2009
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6382)
Jun 9, 2009
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6380-6381)
Jun 9, 2009
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals (FRAC) Act - Amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to: (1) repeal the exemption from restrictions on underground injection of fluids near drinking water sources granted to hydraulic fracturing operations under such Act; and (2) require oil and gas companies to disclose the chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing operations.

What's happening now June 9, 2009

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6382)

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2766 Related bill Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act of 2009
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 3 Independent 1
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Mar 23, 2010
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Oct 19, 2009
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Oct 1, 2009
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Jun 9, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1215: Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals (FRAC) Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-1215/
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"S. 1215: Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals (FRAC) Act." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-1215/.
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