Methane Rule Relief Act of 2019
Latest action · Mar 1, 2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 27, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Methane Rule Relief Act of 2019
This bill exempts certain marginally-producing oil and natural gas wells, including emission sources associated with such wells, from the Environmental Protection Agency's rule titled "Oil and Natural Gas Sector: Emission Standards for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources" and the document titled "Control Techniques Guidelines for the Oil and Natural Gas Industry."
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 1, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
- Feb 27, 2019Introduced in House
- Feb 27, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Feb 27, 2019Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2267)
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Environmental Protection.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 27, 2019Introduced in House
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