DRILL Now Act
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 28, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Feb 27, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Feb 27, 2023
Introduced in House
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Plain-English summary
Denying Regulatory Interference with Landowners and Legislatures Now Act or the DRILL Now Act
This bill bars certain interstate river basin commissions from finalizing, implementing, or enforcing any regulation relating to hydraulic fracturing unless it is issued by the state in which the regulation is to be implemented or enforced. These commissions are
- the Susquehanna River Basin Commission (New York, Pennsylvania, and Maryland),
- the Delaware River Basin Commission (Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and New York), and
- the Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin (Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia).
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Bill text
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Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
2
Cite this page
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1217: DRILL Now Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1217/
"H.R. 1217: DRILL Now Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1217/.
H.R. 1217, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1217/.
[H.R. 1217: DRILL Now Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1217/)