S 3459
117th Congress
Senate
Energy
A bill to prohibit a Federal agency from promulgating any rule or guidance that bans hydraulic fracturing in the United States, and for other purposes.
Introduced: January 10, 2022
Introduced by:
Cramer, Kevin
Republican
· North Dakota
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 18, 2022
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 239.
Jan 10, 2022
Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
Jan 10, 2022
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
This bill prohibits federal agencies from proposing, implementing, or finalizing a rule or guidance that bans hydraulic fracturing (i.e., fracking) in the United States. Hydraulic fracturing means a process that (1) stimulates or increases the production and recovery of oil or natural gas from a well by pumping a fluid and a propping agent (e.g., sand) at high pressure into a well to create fractures in the reservoir that the propping agent holds open, and (2) increases the surface of the formation available for oil and natural gas to flow into the well.
What's happening now
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 239.