S 334 · 115th Congress 2017–2019, ended

Fracturing Regulations are Effective in State Hands Act

Introduced Feb 7, 2017 Originated Senate Sponsor James M. Inhofe R-OK

Fact sheet

Latest action · Feb 7, 2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

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.

  1. IntroducedFeb 7, 2017
  2. Passed SenateNot reached
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Fracturing Regulations are Effective in State Hands Act

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.

Cosponsors 12

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 7, 2017 to Jul 10, 2017, with 8 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-OKJames LankfordOriginalFeb 7, 2017
R-FLMarco RubioOriginalFeb 7, 2017
R-KYRand PaulOriginalFeb 7, 2017
R-WVShelley Moore CapitoOriginalFeb 7, 2017
R-TXTed CruzOriginalFeb 7, 2017
R-NCThom TillisOriginalFeb 7, 2017
R-SCTim ScottOriginalFeb 7, 2017
R-ARTom CottonOriginalFeb 7, 2017
R-UTMike LeeFeb 9, 2017
R-UTOrrin G. HatchFeb 9, 2017
R-SDMike RoundsMar 27, 2017
R-TXJohn CornynJul 10, 2017

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Feb 7, 2017Introduced in Senate
  2. Feb 7, 2017Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 928Fracturing Regulations are Effective in State Hands ActIdentical billFeb 24, 2017

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Energy.

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  1. Feb 7, 2017Introduced in Senate

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