HB4785: Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act of 2023
- 1Introduced (current step)
- 2Passed One Chamber
- 3Passed Both Chambers
- 4Became Law
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Summary
To repeal the exemption for hydraulic fracturing in the Safe Drinking Water Act, and for other purposes.
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This bill would remove a legal exemption that currently allows hydraulic fracturing—a drilling technique that injects pressurized liquid deep underground to extract oil and gas—to avoid certain regulations under the Safe Drinking Water Act. Hydraulic fracturing is sometimes called fracking. The Safe Drinking Water Act sets rules to protect drinking water supplies from contamination. Currently, fracking operations are largely exempt from these protections. This bill would eliminate that exemption, making fracking subject to the same drinking water safeguards as other industrial activities. The bill is currently introduced in Congress and has not yet been voted on.
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HB4785: Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act of 2023
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Sponsors
Diana DeGette
Primary SponsorCo-sponsors (24)
Matthew Cartwright
Janice Schakowsky
Yvette Clarke
Jared Huffman
Ro Khanna