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HR 4037 114th Congress House

Keeping Oil and Natural Gas Flowing for Consumers Act

Official title: To prohibit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from proposing, finalizing, implementing, or enforcing any prohibition or restriction unde… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To prohibit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from proposing, finalizing, implementing, or enforcing any prohibition or restriction under the Clean Air Act with respect to the emission of methane from the oil and natural gas source category.

Introduced: November 17, 2015 See on congress.gov
Environmental Protection Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAir qualityClimate change and greenhouse gasesEnvironmental Protection Agency (EPA)
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It never became law before the 114th Congress (2015–2016) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Nov 20, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
Nov 17, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Nov 17, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Latest action November 20, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Keeping Oil and Natural Gas Flowing for Consumers Act

This bill prohibits the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from proposing, implementing, or enforcing restrictions under the Clean Air Act on methane emissions from: (1) crude oil production; or (2) natural gas production, processing, transmission, and storage.

The EPA may not finalize or enforce the proposed rule entitled, "Oil and Natural Gas Sector: Emission Standards for New and Modified Sources," which proposes to amend the new source performance standards for oil and gas production by setting standards for methane and volatile organic compounds.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4037: Keeping Oil and Natural Gas Flowing for Consumers Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4037/
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"H.R. 4037: Keeping Oil and Natural Gas Flowing for Consumers Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4037/.
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H.R. 4037, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4037/.
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