118th Congress · SENATE BILLBILL

S. 1947 — Methane Emissions Research Act of 2023

“A bill to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to conduct a measurement-based national methane research pilot study to quantify methane emissions from certain oil and gas infrastructure, and for other purposes.”

Environmental protection

Introduced Jun 13, 2023

Last action Jun 13, 2023

Pipeline · Bill → Law

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Introduced

Jun 13, 2023

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Referred

Jun 13, 2023

EPW

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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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Signed

SummaryCRS Summary

This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency to conduct a methane research pilot study to quantify methane emissions from infrastructure used for the production, gathering and boosting, processing, transmission, and storage of oil and natural gas in the United States.

Provisions · 2 sectionsIntroduced in Senate

Timeline · 2 actions

Jun 13, 2023

Introduced in Senate

Jun 13, 2023

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.