POWER Act of 2020
Latest action · Oct 1, 2020 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H5439)
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.
- IntroducedSep 21, 2020
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Plugging Orphan Wells and Environmental Restoration Act of 2020 or the POWER Act of 2020
This bill addresses orphaned, abandoned, or idled oil and gas wells on federal, tribal, state, or private lands.
The bill reauthorizes through FY2025 the program to remediate, reclaim, and close orphaned, abandoned, or idled oil and gas wells located on federal land.
The Department of the Interior must establish a program to provide grants to states and Indian tribes to remediate, reclaim, and close orphaned oil and gas wells located on state, tribal, or private lands. In providing grants, priority must be given to states and Indian tribes that already have an established program to carry out such activities.
The Department of Energy must provide technical assistance to oil and gas producing states and Indian tribes to ensure practical and economical remedies for environmental problems caused by orphaned or abandoned oil and gas well sites on state, tribal, or private land.
Cosponsors 7
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 21, 2020 to Sep 22, 2020; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-PA | Guy Reschenthaler | Original | Sep 21, 2020 |
| R-PA | Daniel Meuser | Sep 22, 2020 | |
| R-PA | Fred Keller | Sep 22, 2020 | |
| R-PA | John Joyce | Sep 22, 2020 | |
| R-PA | Lloyd Smucker | Sep 22, 2020 | |
| R-PA | Mike Kelly | Sep 22, 2020 | |
| R-PA | Scott Perry | Sep 22, 2020 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Natural Resources Committee | Referred Sep 21, 2020 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 1, 2020Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H5439)
- Sep 21, 2020Introduced in House
- Sep 21, 2020Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H5439 | Glenn Thompson R-PA | Oct 1, 2020 |
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. 163, September 21, 2020, page H4642.
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to reauthorize a program to address orphaned, abandoned, or idled wells on Federal land, to establish a program to provide grants to States and Tribes to address orphaned wells, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- POWER Act of 2020
- Plugging Orphan Wells and Environmental Restoration Act of 2020
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Energy.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 21, 2020Introduced in House
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