Methane Emissions Reduction Act
Latest action · Jun 30, 2020 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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.
- IntroducedJun 30, 2020
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Methane Emissions Reduction Act
This bill requires the Department of Energy to carry out a program to reduce methane emissions from flaring and venting natural gas during oil and natural gas production activities.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Committees 2
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 Jun 30, 2020 |
| House | Science, Space, and Technology Committee | Referred Jun 30, 2020 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 30, 2020Introduced in House
- Jun 30, 2020Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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. 166, no. 120, June 30, 2020, page H2983.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 116-120 | OVERSIGHT OF DOE DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC105 pages | Energy and Commerce Committee | Jul 14, 2020 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1600 | Methane Emissions Reduction Act | Reintroduced Bill | Mar 4, 2021 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To reduce methane emissions from flaring and venting natural gas during oil and natural gas production activities, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Methane Emissions Reduction Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Energy.
- Advanced technology and technological innovations
- Air quality
- Climate change and greenhouse gases
- Congressional oversight
- Energy
- Energy efficiency and conservation
- Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
- Environmental technology
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Oil and gas
- Public utilities and utility rates
- State and local government operations
- Technology transfer and commercialization
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 30, 2020Introduced 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.
