3.0.0 436 2022-11-01T13:49:18Z 2022-11-01T13:49:18Z House HR 2019-01-10 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 5 (Thursday, January 10, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. SOTO:H.R. 436.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, of the United States Constitution.[Page H463]]]> hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw02 Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee Referred to 2019-02-07T20:50:55Z Referred to 2019-01-10T15:06:45Z hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii06 Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee Referred to 2019-02-05T18:05:41Z Referred to 2019-01-10T15:06:50Z hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif18 Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials Subcommittee Referred to 2019-01-25T18:26:06Z Referred to 2019-01-10T15:06:40Z BREATHE Act 116 585 HR 2019-01-25 Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change. Related bill CRS Closing Loopholes and Ending Arbitrary and Needless Evasion of Regulations Act of 2019 116 4006 HR 2019-07-26 Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change. Related bill CRS FRESHER Act of 2019 116 4007 HR 2019-07-26 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. Related bill CRS Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act of 2019 116 4014 HR 2019-07-26 Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change. Related bill CRS Oil and Water Don’t Mix Act of 2020 116 6112 HR 2020-03-17 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife. Related bill CRS 2019-02-07 hspw02 Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. Committee 2019-02-05 hsii06 Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. Committee 2019-01-25 hsif18 Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change. Committee 2019-01-10 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2019-01-10 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2019-01-10 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2019-01-10 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-01-10 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S001200 Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] Darren Soto D FL 9 N P000604 Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10] Donald Payne D NJ M. 10 2019-01-10 True Q000023 Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] Mike Quigley D IL 5 2019-01-10 True W000797 Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-23] Debbie Wasserman Schultz D FL 23 2019-01-10 True R000606 Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] Jamie Raskin D MD 8 2019-01-10 True M001160 Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] Gwen Moore D WI 4 2019-01-10 True N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2019-05-20 False Environmental Protection Administrative law and regulatory procedures Air quality Alternative and renewable resources Business records Congressional oversight Department of the Interior Emergency medical services and trauma care Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Environmental regulatory procedures Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Indian lands and resources rights Land use and conservation Licensing and registrations Mining Oil and gas Solid waste and recycling Water quality Water use and supply Environmental Protection 00 2019-01-10 Introduced in House 2020-05-04T22:16:03Z 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.

]]> Fracking Disclosure and Safety Act Display Title Fracking Disclosure and Safety Act Official Title as Introduced To re-establish certain hydraulic fracturing chemical disclosure rules, standards for well construction, and waste management rules, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Fracking Disclosure and Safety Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-01-10T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr436ih/xml/BILLS-116hr436ih.xml 2019-02-07 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.