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HR 246 118th Congress House

Marginal Well Protection Act

Official title: To amend the Clean Air Act to prohibit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from imposing a fee on certain facilities for methane emissions.

Introduced: February 6, 2023 Introduced by: Estes, Ron Republican · Kansas See on congress.gov
Environmental Protection
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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jan 10, 2023
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 Latest action January 10, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Marginal Well Protection Act

This bill amends the Clean Air Act to exclude certain facilities from reporting and payment requirements related to methane waste emissions. Under the bill, the requirements do not apply to facilities that produce less than 15 barrels of oil per day and less than 90 thousand cubic feet of natural gas per day.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Republican 5
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Arrington, Jodey C.
Texas · Feb 6, 2023
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Donalds, Byron
Florida · Feb 6, 2023
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Moore, Barry
Alabama · Feb 6, 2023
LaTurner, Jake
· Jan 25, 2023
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Mann, Tracey
Kansas · Jan 25, 2023
 R
Baird, James R.
Indiana · Jan 20, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 246: Marginal Well Protection Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-246/
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"H.R. 246: Marginal Well Protection Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-246/.
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H.R. 246, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-246/.
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