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Fracturing Regulations are Effective in State Hands Act

Introduced: February 7, 2017 See on congress.gov
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Feb 7, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Feb 7, 2017
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Fracturing Regulations are Effective in State Hands Act

This bill gives states the sole authority to promulgate or enforce any regulation, guidance, or permit requirement regarding hydraulic fracturing on or under any land within their boundaries. Hydraulic fracturing or fracking is a process to extract underground resources such as oil or gas from a geologic formation by injecting water, a propping agent (e.g., sand), and chemical additives into a well under enough pressure to fracture the geological formation.

Hydraulic fracturing on federal land must comply with the law of the state in which the land is located.

What's happening now February 7, 2017

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 928 Identical bill Fracturing Regulations are Effective in State Hands Act
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 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Republican 10
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Cornyn, John
Texas · Jul 10, 2017
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Rounds, Mike
South Dakota · Mar 27, 2017
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Lee, Mike
Utah · Feb 9, 2017
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Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Feb 7, 2017
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Cotton, Tom
Arkansas · Feb 7, 2017
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Cruz, Ted
Texas · Feb 7, 2017
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Lankford, James
Oklahoma · Feb 7, 2017
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Paul, Rand
Kentucky · Feb 7, 2017
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Scott, Tim
South Carolina · Feb 7, 2017
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Tillis, Thomas
North Carolina · Feb 7, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 334: Fracturing Regulations are Effective in State Hands Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-334/
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