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Fracking Disclosure and Safety Act

Introduced: September 10, 2018 Introduced by: Soto, Darren Democratic · Florida See on congress.gov
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Sep 19, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Sep 10, 2018
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Sep 10, 2018
Introduced in House
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Fracking Disclosure and Safety Act

This bill establishes requirements governing oil or gas operations, including by (1) reestablishing requirements governing the use of hydraulic fracturing under oil and gas leases for federal lands; and (2) eliminating certain exemptions for oil and gas operations from environmental requirements, such as requirements concerning stormwater runoff, hazardous air pollutants, solid waste disposal, and drinking water sources.

What's happening now September 19, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.

 Related & companion bills 4
  • HR 2000 Related bill CLEANER Act of 2017
  • HR 2001 Related bill FRESHER Act of 2017
  • HR 2012 Related bill Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act of 2017
  • HR 4426 Related bill Sustainable Energy Development Reform Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 6
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Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Sep 25, 2018
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Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Sep 10, 2018
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Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · Sep 10, 2018
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Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Sep 10, 2018
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Sep 10, 2018
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Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Sep 10, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6768: Fracking Disclosure and Safety Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6768/
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"H.R. 6768: Fracking Disclosure and Safety Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6768/.
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H.R. 6768, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6768/.
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