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HR 8991 117th Congress House Environmental Protection

Methane Emissions Research Act of 2022

Introduced: September 28, 2022 See on congress.gov
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Sep 28, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
Sep 28, 2022
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Methane Emissions Research Act of 2022

This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency to conduct a methane research pilot study to quantify methane emissions from infrastructure used for the production, gathering and boosting, processing, transmission, and storage of oil and natural gas in the United States.

What's happening now September 28, 2022

Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 5214 Related bill Methane Emissions Research Act of 2022
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
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Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Sep 28, 2022
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Sep 28, 2022
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Stevens, Haley M.
Michigan · Sep 28, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8991: Methane Emissions Research Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8991/
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"H.R. 8991: Methane Emissions Research Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8991/.
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H.R. 8991, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8991/.
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