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S 2393 117th Congress Senate Energy

Fracturing Regulations are Effective in State Hands Act

Introduced: August 9, 2021 See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Jul 20, 2021
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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 July 20, 2021

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

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Republican 7
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Hoeven, John
North Dakota · Aug 9, 2021
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Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Jul 20, 2021
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Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · Jul 20, 2021
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Cruz, Ted
Texas · Jul 20, 2021
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Lankford, James
Oklahoma · Jul 20, 2021
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Lummis, Cynthia M.
Wyoming · Jul 20, 2021
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Scott, Tim
South Carolina · Jul 20, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2393: Fracturing Regulations are Effective in State Hands Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-2393/
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"S. 2393: Fracturing Regulations are Effective in State Hands Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-2393/.
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S. 2393, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-2393/.
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