Fracking Disclosure and Safety Act

Summary

Fracking Disclosure and Safety Act This bill establishes requirements governing oil or gas operations, such as hydraulic fracturing operations. 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. Specifically, the bill eliminates certain exemptions for oil or gas operations from environmental requirements, including requirements concerning stormwater runoff, hazardous air pollutants, solid waste disposal, and drinking water sources. The bill also revises drinking water requirements to require hydraulic fracturing operations to disclose the chemicals they use in underground injections. In addition, the bill requires the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to issue regulations governing the use of hydraulic fracturing under oil and gas leases for federal lands. Until the BLM issues those regulations, the bill reestablishes the requirements of the repealed rule titled “Oil and Gas; Hydraulic Fracturing on Federal and Indian Land." The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) must issue a rule that adds hydrogen sulfide to the list of hazardous air pollutants. The EPA must also publish a list of categories and subcategories of major sources and area sources of hydrogen sulfide, including oil and gas wells. Finally, the bill requires the EPA to issue regulations for solid waste associated with the exploration, development, or production of crude oil, natural gas, or geothermal energy if the EPA determines that the wastes are hazardous.

This text is taken from the official record. PoliticalRepo does not editorialize.

Timeline

1. 10 January 2019

   Introduced

   Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 10 January 2019

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 10 January 2019

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 25 January 2019

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.

   Source: Committee

5. 5 February 2019

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.

   Source: Committee

6. 7 February 2019

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

   Source: Committee

Votes

No vote records are attached yet.

Versions

• Introduced in House · 10 January 2019 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 10 January 2019

  ViewDownloadOpen at official source

• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 10 January 2019

  ViewDownloadOpen at official source

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 10 January 2019

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Darren Soto · D · Sponsor
• Donald Payne · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] · D · Sponsor
• Gwen Moore · D · Sponsor
• Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] · D · Cosponsor
• · hspw00 · Standing
• · hsii00 · Standing
• · hsif00 · Standing

Related records

• related to ← BREATHE Act
• related to ← CLEANER Act of 2019
• related to ← FRESHER Act of 2019
• related to ← Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act of 2019
• related to ← Oil and Water Don’t Mix Act of 2020
• related to ← Fracking Disclosure and Safety Act