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HR 8749 117th Congress House

Protecting the Permian Basin Act of 2022

Official title: To repeal the methane emissions and waste reduction incentive program for petroleum and natural gas systems.

Introduced: August 26, 2022 Introduced by: Pfluger, August Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
Environmental Protection
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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Aug 26, 2022
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 Latest action August 26, 2022

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Protecting the Permian Basin Act of 2022

This bill eliminates a program administered by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that provides incentives for petroleum and natural gas systems to reduce their emissions of methane and other greenhouse gases. It also repeals a charge on methane emissions from specific types of facilities that are required to report their greenhouse gas emissions to the EPA's Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reporting Program.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 21
All 21 Republican 18
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Miller-Meeks, Mariannette
Iowa · Sep 9, 2022
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Arrington, Jodey C.
Texas · Aug 26, 2022
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Babin, Brian
Texas · Aug 26, 2022
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Balderson, Troy
Ohio · Aug 26, 2022
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Bice, Stephanie I.
Oklahoma · Aug 26, 2022
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Biggs, Andy
Arizona · Aug 26, 2022
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Budd, Ted
North Carolina · Aug 26, 2022
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Ellzey, Jake
Texas · Aug 26, 2022
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Estes, Ron
Kansas · Aug 26, 2022
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Fallon, Pat
Texas · Aug 26, 2022
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Harris, Andy
Maryland · Aug 26, 2022
Herrell, Yvette
· Aug 26, 2022
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Hinson, Ashley
Iowa · Aug 26, 2022
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Hudson, Richard
North Carolina · Aug 26, 2022
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Jackson, Ronny
Texas · Aug 26, 2022
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Miller, Mary E.
Illinois · Aug 26, 2022
Mullin, Markwayne
· Aug 26, 2022
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Newhouse, Dan
Washington · Aug 26, 2022
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Perry, Scott
Pennsylvania · Aug 26, 2022
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Roy, Chip
Texas · Aug 26, 2022
Taylor, Van
· Aug 26, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8749: Protecting the Permian Basin Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8749/
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"H.R. 8749: Protecting the Permian Basin Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8749/.
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H.R. 8749, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8749/.
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