To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act and direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study with respect to stormwater runoff from oil and gas operations, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressHR-2001| House
| Updated: 4/7/2017
Matt Cartwright
Democratic Representative
Pennsylvania
Cosponsors (72)
Dwight Evans (Democratic)David Loebsack (Democratic)Jared Huffman (Democratic)Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (Democratic)Adam B. Schiff (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Joseph P. Kennedy (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Mark Pocan (Democratic)James R. Langevin (Democratic)Jackie Speier (Democratic)Darren Soto (Democratic)John A. Yarmuth (Democratic)Carolyn B. Maloney (Democratic)Pete Aguilar (Democratic)Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic)Eric Swalwell (Democratic)Niki Tsongas (Democratic)Katherine M. Clark (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Suzan K. DelBene (Democratic)Paul Tonko (Democratic)Donald M. Payne (Democratic)John P. Sarbanes (Democratic)Michael E. Capuano (Democratic)Lucille Roybal-Allard (Democratic)Peter A. DeFazio (Democratic)Ted Lieu (Democratic)Ro Khanna (Democratic)Alan S. Lowenthal (Democratic)Ann M. Kuster (Democratic)Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (Democratic)John B. Larson (Democratic)Stephen F. Lynch (Democratic)Mark DeSaulnier (Democratic)Keith Ellison (Democratic)John Conyers (Democratic)Doris O. Matsui (Democratic)Jerrold Nadler (Democratic)Anna G. Eshoo (Democratic)Mark Takano (Democratic)Betty McCollum (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Bonnie Watson Coleman (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Elijah E. Cummings (Democratic)Mike Quigley (Democratic)Donald S. Beyer (Democratic)Louise McIntosh Slaughter (Democratic)Diana DeGette (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Maxine Waters (Democratic)Adam Smith (Democratic)Nydia M. Velázquez (Democratic)William R. Keating (Democratic)Eddie Bernice Johnson (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Jose E. Serrano (Democratic)Jared Polis (Democratic)Peter Welch (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Seth Moulton (Democratic)Suzanne Bonamici (Democratic)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)Nanette Diaz Barragán (Democratic)Grace Meng (Democratic)Alcee L. Hastings (Democratic)Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Democratic)Gerald E. Connolly (Democratic)Chellie Pingree (Democratic)Grace F. Napolitano (Democratic)
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee
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- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Focused Reduction of Effluence and Stormwater runoff through Hydrofracking Environmental Regulation Act of 2017 or the FRESHER Act of 2017 This bill amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to eliminate a prohibition on the Environmental Protection Agency from requiring a permit under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System for discharges of certain collected, uncontaminated stormwater runoff from mining operations or oil and gas operations. The Department of the Interior must study stormwater runoff associated with oil or gas operations, including an analysis of: (1) measurable contamination, (2) groundwater resources, and (3) the susceptibility of aquifers to contamination from stormwater runoff associated with the operations.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Environmental Protection
Agricultural conservation and pollutionAgricultural practices and innovationsCongressional oversightEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchLicensing and registrationsOil and gasWater quality
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act and direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study with respect to stormwater runoff from oil and gas operations, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressHR-2001| House
| Updated: 4/7/2017
Focused Reduction of Effluence and Stormwater runoff through Hydrofracking Environmental Regulation Act of 2017 or the FRESHER Act of 2017 This bill amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to eliminate a prohibition on the Environmental Protection Agency from requiring a permit under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System for discharges of certain collected, uncontaminated stormwater runoff from mining operations or oil and gas operations. The Department of the Interior must study stormwater runoff associated with oil or gas operations, including an analysis of: (1) measurable contamination, (2) groundwater resources, and (3) the susceptibility of aquifers to contamination from stormwater runoff associated with the operations.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Matt Cartwright
Democratic Representative
Pennsylvania
Cosponsors (72)
Dwight Evans (Democratic)David Loebsack (Democratic)Jared Huffman (Democratic)Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (Democratic)Adam B. Schiff (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Joseph P. Kennedy (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Mark Pocan (Democratic)James R. Langevin (Democratic)Jackie Speier (Democratic)Darren Soto (Democratic)John A. Yarmuth (Democratic)Carolyn B. Maloney (Democratic)Pete Aguilar (Democratic)Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic)Eric Swalwell (Democratic)Niki Tsongas (Democratic)Katherine M. Clark (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Suzan K. DelBene (Democratic)Paul Tonko (Democratic)Donald M. Payne (Democratic)John P. Sarbanes (Democratic)Michael E. Capuano (Democratic)Lucille Roybal-Allard (Democratic)Peter A. DeFazio (Democratic)Ted Lieu (Democratic)Ro Khanna (Democratic)Alan S. Lowenthal (Democratic)Ann M. Kuster (Democratic)Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (Democratic)John B. Larson (Democratic)Stephen F. Lynch (Democratic)Mark DeSaulnier (Democratic)Keith Ellison (Democratic)John Conyers (Democratic)Doris O. Matsui (Democratic)Jerrold Nadler (Democratic)Anna G. Eshoo (Democratic)Mark Takano (Democratic)Betty McCollum (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Bonnie Watson Coleman (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Elijah E. Cummings (Democratic)Mike Quigley (Democratic)Donald S. Beyer (Democratic)Louise McIntosh Slaughter (Democratic)Diana DeGette (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Maxine Waters (Democratic)Adam Smith (Democratic)Nydia M. Velázquez (Democratic)William R. Keating (Democratic)Eddie Bernice Johnson (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Jose E. Serrano (Democratic)Jared Polis (Democratic)Peter Welch (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Seth Moulton (Democratic)Suzanne Bonamici (Democratic)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)Nanette Diaz Barragán (Democratic)Grace Meng (Democratic)Alcee L. Hastings (Democratic)Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Democratic)Gerald E. Connolly (Democratic)Chellie Pingree (Democratic)Grace F. Napolitano (Democratic)
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee
Environmental Protection
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- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Agricultural conservation and pollutionAgricultural practices and innovationsCongressional oversightEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchLicensing and registrationsOil and gasWater quality