Primacy Certainty Act of 2023
Latest action · May 26, 2023 Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials.
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.
- IntroducedMay 22, 2023
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Primacy Certainty Act of 2023
This bill modifies provisions of the underground injection control program established under the Safe Drinking Water Act related to the review of state applications to obtain responsibility for regulating Class VI wells, which are used to store captured carbon. The bill sets forth a process to give states primary enforcement responsibility for such wells if the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) fails to meet specified deadlines.
In addition, the bill prohibits the EPA from conditioning the approval of state applications on the inclusion of provisions that are not included in the applications or not explicitly required by the Safe Drinking Water Act.
Cosponsors 7
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 22, 2023 to Jul 10, 2023, with 4 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TX | August Pfluger | Original | May 22, 2023 |
| R-AZ | Debbie Lesko | Original | May 22, 2023 |
| R-UT | John R. Curtis | Original | May 22, 2023 |
| R-TX | Randy K. Weber, Sr. | Original | May 22, 2023 |
| R-AZ | Juan Ciscomani | Jun 14, 2023 | |
| R-TX | Nathaniel Moran | Jun 14, 2023 | |
| R-GA | Earl L. "Buddy" Carter | Jul 10, 2023 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 26, 2023Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials.
- May 22, 2023Introduced in House
- May 22, 2023Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1718 | Primacy Certainty Act of 2023 | Identical bill | May 18, 2023 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Environmental Protection.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 22, 2023Introduced in House
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