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S. 1271 114th Congress Senate

FLARE Act

Official title: A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to issue regulations to prevent or minimize the venting and flaring of gas in oil and gas production operations… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to issue regulations to prevent or minimize the venting and flaring of gas in oil and gas production operations in the United States, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 11, 2015 Introduced by: Edward J. Markey Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
Energy Administrative law and regulatory proceduresCongressional oversightDepartment of the InteriorEnergy efficiency and conservation
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This bill died when the 114th Congress ended
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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May 19, 2015
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-118.
May 11, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
May 11, 2015
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action May 19, 2015

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-118.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Fuel Loss Abatement and Royalty Enhancement Act or the FLARE Act

This bill requires the Department of the Interior to issue regulations to: (1) prevent or minimize the venting and flaring of gas in oil and gas production operations on federal land onshore and offshore in the United States, and (2) promote the capture and beneficial use or reinjection of gas in such operations.

Such regulations shall also treat gas that is flared or vented in operations under a lease as production for which a royalty is required to be paid to the United States.

The Government Accountability Office shall assess such venting and flaring and estimate the volume of gas vented or flared in such operations each year.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1271: FLARE Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-1271/
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"S. 1271: FLARE Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-1271/.
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S. 1271, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-1271/.
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