H.R. 10065 119th Congress House

Methane Pollution Accountability Act

Official title: To require certain royalties paid for gas produced from Federal land and on the outer Continental Shelf to be assessed on all gas produced, and for other purposes.

Introduced: August 6, 2026 Introduced by: Luz M. Rivas Democratic · California See on congress.gov

Energy

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Aug 6, 2026

Introduced in House

Aug 6, 2026

Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

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What's happening now August 6, 2026

Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Natural Resources Committee
House of Representatives

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for AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)

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Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
1 filing
Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
1 filing
Energy, Dept of
1 filing
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
1 filing
Food & Drug Administration (FDA)
1 filing
Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)
1 filing
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
1 filing
Interior, Dept of (DOI)
1 filing

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Cosponsors 3

Brownley, Julia

California · Aug 20, 2026

Huffman, Jared

California · Aug 6, 2026

Norton, Eleanor Holmes

District of Columbia · Aug 6, 2026

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 10065: Methane Pollution Accountability Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-10065/

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"H.R. 10065: Methane Pollution Accountability Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-10065/.

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