United States · Bill · S
S. 1234 (113th)
Fracturing Regulations are Effective in State Hands Act
Introduced
26 June 2013
Last action
26 June 2013 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Sponsors
Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK], Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA], Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH], Sen. Roberts, Pat [R-KS], Sen. Sessions, Jeff [R-AL], Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY], Sen. Coburn, Tom [R-OK], Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID], Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID], Sen. Scott, Tim [R-SC], Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX], Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT], Sen. Johnson, Ron [R-WI], Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS], Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT], Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR], Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND], Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX], Sen. Thune, John [R-SD]
Subjects
Energy
Source updated
24 March 2026
Summary
Fracturing Regulations are Effective in State Hands Act - Grants any state sole authority to promulgate or enforce any regulation, guidance, or permit requirement regarding the treatment of a well by the application of fluids under pressure to which propping agents may be added for the expressly designed purpose of initiating or propagating fractures in a target geologic formation in order to enhance production of oil, gas, or geothermal production activities on or under land within the boundaries of that state. Subjects such a well treatment on federal land to state law as well.
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Timeline
26 June 2013
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Source: IntroReferral
26 June 2013
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 26 June 2013 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Roberts, Pat [R-KS] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Sessions, Jeff [R-AL] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Coburn, Tom [R-OK] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Scott, Tim [R-SC] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Johnson, Ron [R-WI] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Thune, John [R-SD] · R · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/1234
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/s/1234
- us · 113-s-1234 · source updated 24 March 2026