Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act of 2019
Latest action · Jul 26, 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.
- IntroducedJul 25, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act of 2019
This bill revises drinking water requirements concerning hydraulic fracturing (fracking) operations.
Specifically, the bill gives the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) the authority to protect groundwater sources (e.g., wells) from certain pollution risks posed by fracking operations.
The bill also establishes requirements for disclosing the chemicals intended for use in fracking operations as well as the chemicals actually used in the operations. If the proprietary chemical formulas of chemicals used in fracking operations are necessary for treatment in medical emergencies, then the operations must disclose the formulas or the specific chemical identities of trade secret chemicals to the state, the EPA, or the treating physicians or nurses upon request, regardless of whether written statements of need or confidentiality agreements have been provided.
Cosponsors 26
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 25, 2019 to Sep 12, 2019; 23 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Original | Jul 25, 2019 |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Original | Jul 25, 2019 |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | Jul 25, 2019 |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Original | Jul 25, 2019 |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Original | Jul 25, 2019 |
| D-VA | Donald S. Beyer, Jr. | Original | Jul 25, 2019 |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Original | Jul 25, 2019 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Jul 25, 2019 |
| D-NY | Eliot L. Engel | Original | Jul 25, 2019 |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Original | Jul 25, 2019 |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Original | Jul 25, 2019 |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Original | Jul 25, 2019 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | Jul 25, 2019 |
| D-CO | Joe Neguse | Original | Jul 25, 2019 |
| D-MD | John P. Sarbanes | Original | Jul 25, 2019 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Jul 25, 2019 |
| Environment Subcommittee | Referred Jul 26, 2019 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 26, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
- Jul 25, 2019Introduced in House
- Jul 25, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 126, July 25, 2019, page H7469.
Related bills 4
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 436 | Fracking Disclosure and Safety Act | Related bill | Feb 7, 2019 |
| HR 2012 | Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act of 2017 | Reintroduction of | Apr 7, 2017 |
| HR 2202 | Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act of 2021 | Reintroduced Bill | Mar 29, 2021 |
| HR 6112 | Oil and Water Don’t Mix Act of 2020 | Related bill | Mar 17, 2020 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To repeal the exemption for hydraulic fracturing in the Safe Drinking Water Act, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act of 2019
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Environmental Protection.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Alternative and renewable resources
- 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.
- Jul 25, 2019Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
