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S 3400 117th Congress Senate Environmental Protection

Marginal Well Protection Act

Introduced: December 15, 2021 Introduced by: Marshall, Roger Republican · Kansas See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Dec 15, 2021
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Marginal Well Protection Act

This bill prohibits the Environmental Protection Agency from imposing fees or reporting requirements for methane emissions from wells that produce fewer than 15 barrels of oil per day and less than 90,000 cubic feet of natural gas per day.

What's happening now December 15, 2021

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 5619 Related bill Marginal Well Protection Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Republican 4
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Cruz, Ted
Texas · Dec 15, 2021
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Daines, Steve
Montana · Dec 15, 2021
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Lankford, James
Oklahoma · Dec 15, 2021
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Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Dec 15, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3400: Marginal Well Protection Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3400/
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"S. 3400: Marginal Well Protection Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3400/.
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S. 3400, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3400/.
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