Affirming that States should maintain primacy for the regulation of hydraulic fracturing for oil and natural gas production on State and private lands and that the President should not declare a moratorium on the use of hydraulic fracturing on Federal lands (including the Outer Continental Shelf), State lands, private lands, or lands held in trust for an Indian Tribe unless such moratorium is authorized by an Act of Congress.
Latest action · Oct 30, 2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
Progress
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- IntroducedOct 29, 2019
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
Summary
This resolution affirms that (1) states maintain primacy for the regulation of hydraulic fracturing for oil and natural gas production on state and private lands; and (2) the President should not declare a moratorium on the use of hydraulic fracturing on federal lands, state lands, private lands, or lands held in trust for an Indian tribe unless such moratorium is authorized by Congress.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Feb 25, 2020.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-PA | Daniel Meuser | Feb 25, 2020 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 30, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
- Oct 30, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
- Oct 29, 2019Introduced in House
- Oct 29, 2019Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| SRES 411 | A resolution affirming that States maintain primacy for the regulation of hydraulic fracturing for oil and natural gas production on State and private lands, that the President has no authority to declare a moratorium on the use of hydraulic fracturing on | Related bill | Nov 7, 2019 |
Subjects
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- Oct 29, 2019Introduced in House
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