118th Congress · SENATE BILLBILL

S. 19FRESH Act

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

Energy
Introduced Jan 23, 2023
Last action Jan 23, 2023
Pipeline · Bill → Law
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Introduced
Jan 23, 2023
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Referred
Jan 23, 2023
Energy and Natural Resources
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Committee
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Senate
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House floor
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Resolve Changes
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SummaryCRS Summary

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.

Provisions · 3 sectionsIntroduced in Senate
Timeline · 2 actions
Jan 23, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Jan 23, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.