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H.R. 4785 118th Congress House

Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act of 2023

Official title: To repeal the exemption for hydraulic fracturing in the Safe Drinking Water Act, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 20, 2023 Introduced by: Diana DeGette Democratic · Colorado See on congress.gov
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Jul 21, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials.
Jul 20, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jul 20, 2023
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 21, 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act of 2023

This bill revises drinking water requirements concerning hydraulic fracturing (fracking) operations. Specifically, the bill gives the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) the authority to protect groundwater sources (e.g., wells) from certain pollution risks posed by fracking operations.

The bill also establishes requirements for disclosing the chemicals intended for use in fracking operations as well as the chemicals actually used in the operations. If the proprietary chemical formulas of chemicals used in fracking operations are necessary for treatment in medical emergencies, then the operations must disclose the formulas or the specific chemical identities of trade secret chemicals to the state, the EPA, or the treating physicians or nurses upon request, regardless of whether written statements of need or confidentiality agreements have been provided.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2202 Reintroduction of Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act of 2021
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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 24
All 24 Democratic 21
Blumenauer, Earl
· Aug 8, 2023
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Aug 1, 2023
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Jul 25, 2023
 D
Meng, Grace
New York · Jul 25, 2023
 D
Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Jul 20, 2023
 D
Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Jul 20, 2023
 D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Jul 20, 2023
Cartwright, Matt
· Jul 20, 2023
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Jul 20, 2023
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jul 20, 2023
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Jul 20, 2023
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Jul 20, 2023
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Jul 20, 2023
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Jul 20, 2023
 D
Morelle, Joseph D.
New York · Jul 20, 2023
Napolitano, Grace
· Jul 20, 2023
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jul 20, 2023
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Jul 20, 2023
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jul 20, 2023
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Jul 20, 2023
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Jul 20, 2023
 D
Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · Jul 20, 2023
 D
Vargas, Juan
California · Jul 20, 2023
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Jul 20, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4785: Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-4785/
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"H.R. 4785: Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-4785/.
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