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HR 6090 119th Congress House Environmental Protection

FRESHER Act of 2025

Introduced: November 18, 2025 Introduced by: Huffman, Jared Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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Nov 29, 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Nov 18, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Nov 18, 2025
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Focused Reduction of Effluence and Stormwater runoff through Hydrofracking Environmental Regulation Act of 2025 or the FRESHER Act of 2025

This bill addresses stormwater runoff from mining, oil, or gas operations. Specifically, it eliminates a prohibition on the Environmental Protection Agency from requiring a permit under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System for discharges of certain collected, uncontaminated stormwater runoff from mining operations or oil and gas operations.

In addition, the Department of the Interior must study stormwater runoff associated with oil or gas operations, including an analysis of (1) measurable contamination, (2) groundwater resources, and (3) the susceptibility of aquifers to contamination from stormwater runoff associated with the operations.

What's happening now November 29, 2025

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 21
All 21 Democratic 21
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Grijalva, Adelita S.
Arizona · Dec 17, 2025
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Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Nov 18, 2025
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Carson, André
Indiana · Nov 18, 2025
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Casten, Sean
Illinois · Nov 18, 2025
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Castor, Kathy
Florida · Nov 18, 2025
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Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Nov 18, 2025
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Nov 18, 2025
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DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Nov 18, 2025
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DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Nov 18, 2025
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Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Nov 18, 2025
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Nov 18, 2025
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Morelle, Joseph D.
New York · Nov 18, 2025
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Nov 18, 2025
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Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Nov 18, 2025
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Nov 18, 2025
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Sherman, Brad
California · Nov 18, 2025
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Simon, Lateefah
California · Nov 18, 2025
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Smith, Adam
Washington · Nov 18, 2025
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Thanedar, Shri
Michigan · Nov 18, 2025
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Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · Nov 18, 2025
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Vargas, Juan
California · Nov 18, 2025
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6090: FRESHER Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-6090/
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