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S. 19 118th Congress Senate

FRESH Act

Official title: A bill to clarify that a State has the sole authority to regulate hydraulic fracturing on Federal land within the boundaries of the State.

Introduced: January 23, 2023 See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 118th Congress ended
It never became law before the 118th Congress (2023–2024) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Jan 23, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Jan 23, 2023
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action January 23, 2023

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Fracturing Regulations are Effective in State Hands Act or the FRESH Act

This bill gives states the sole authority to promulgate or enforce any regulation, guidance, or permit requirement regarding hydraulic fracturing on or under any land within their boundaries. Hydraulic fracturing or fracking is a process to extract underground resources such as oil or gas from a geologic formation by injecting water, a propping agent (e.g., sand), and chemical additives into a well under enough pressure to fracture the geological formation.

Hydraulic fracturing on federal land must comply with the law of the state in which the land is located.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 19: FRESH Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-19/
MLA
"S. 19: FRESH Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-19/.
Bluebook (legal)
S. 19, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-19/.
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[S. 19: FRESH Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-19/)
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