FRAC Act
Latest action · Apr 12, 2011 Committee on Environment and Public Works. Hearings held with the Subcommittee on Water and Wildlife. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 112-901.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMar 15, 2011
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act or the FRAC Act - Amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to repeal the exemption from restrictions on underground injection of fluids or propping agents granted to hydraulic fracturing operations relating to oil and gas production activities under such Act.
Requires: (1) state underground injection programs to direct a person conducting hydraulic fracturing operations to disclose to the state (or the Administrator if the Administrator has primary enforcement responsibility in such state) the chemicals intended for use in underground injections before the commencement of such operations and the chemicals actually used after the end of such operations; and (2) a state or the Administrator to make such disclosure available to the public.
Requires the applicable person using hydraulic fracturing, when a medical emergency exists and the proprietary chemical formula of a chemical used in such hydraulic fracturing is necessary for medical treatment, to disclose such formula or the specific chemical identity of a trade secret chemical to the state, the Administrator, or the treating physician or nurse upon request, regardless of the existence of a written statement of need or a confidentiality agreement. Authorizes such person to require the execution of such statement and agreement as soon as practicable.
Cosponsors 11
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 15, 2011 to Dec 14, 2011, with 7 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | Original | Mar 15, 2011 |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Original | Mar 15, 2011 |
| D-NY | Charles E. Schumer | Original | Mar 15, 2011 |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Original | Mar 15, 2011 |
| D-NJ | Frank R. Lautenberg | Original | Mar 15, 2011 |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Original | Mar 15, 2011 |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Original | Mar 15, 2011 |
| D-MD | Barbara A. Mikulski | May 3, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Boxer | May 10, 2011 | |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Oct 11, 2011 | |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Dec 14, 2011 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 12, 2011Committee on Environment and Public Works. Hearings held with the Subcommittee on Water and Wildlife. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 112-901.
- Mar 15, 2011Introduced in Senate
- Mar 15, 2011Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1084 | Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act of 2011 | Related bill | Mar 21, 2011 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Environmental Protection.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Business records
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Environmental Protection
- Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- Environmental regulatory procedures
- Government information and archives
- Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
- Oil and gas
- Water quality
- Water use and supply
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 15, 2011Introduced in Senate
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