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Safe Hydration is an American Right in Energy Development Act of 2019

USA116th CongressHR-3604| House 
| Updated: 7/1/2019
Janice D. Schakowsky

Janice D. Schakowsky

Democratic Representative

Illinois

Cosponsors (26)
Jared Huffman (Democratic)Adam B. Schiff (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Mark Pocan (Democratic)Darren Soto (Democratic)John P. Sarbanes (Democratic)Peter A. DeFazio (Democratic)Ro Khanna (Democratic)Matt Cartwright (Democratic)Anna G. Eshoo (Democratic)Betty McCollum (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Joe Neguse (Democratic)Mike Quigley (Democratic)Donald S. Beyer (Democratic)Diana DeGette (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Maxine Waters (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Seth Moulton (Democratic)Suzanne Bonamici (Democratic)Alcee L. Hastings (Democratic)Gerald E. Connolly (Democratic)Grace F. Napolitano (Democratic)

Environment Subcommittee, Energy and Commerce Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Safe Hydration is an American Right in Energy Development Act of 2019 This bill requires hydraulic fracturing operations to test for and report on underground sources of drinking water that are contaminated by such operations. Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, is a process to extract underground resources such as oil or gas from a geologic formation by injecting water, a propping agent (e.g., sand), and chemical additives into a well under enough pressure to fracture the geological formation. Specifically, this bill revises requirements governing state underground injection control programs. In order to obtain primary enforcement responsibility for such programs, states must prohibit the underground injection of fluids or propping agents pursuant to hydraulic fracturing operations related to oil, gas, or geothermal production activities unless the hydraulic fracturing operations agree to test for and report on contamination of drinking water. Hydraulic fracturing operations are exempted from those testing and reporting requirements if there is no accessible underground source of drinking water within a radius of one mile of the site where the operations occur. The Environmental Protection Agency must establish and maintain a publicly accessible and searchable database of the testing results.
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Timeline
Jun 28, 2019
Introduced in House
Jun 28, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jul 1, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
  • June 28, 2019
    Introduced in House


  • June 28, 2019
    Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.


  • July 1, 2019
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.

Environmental Protection

Administrative law and regulatory proceduresEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchEnvironmental Protection Agency (EPA)Environmental regulatory proceduresGovernment information and archivesHazardous wastes and toxic substancesOil and gasWater quality

Safe Hydration is an American Right in Energy Development Act of 2019

USA116th CongressHR-3604| House 
| Updated: 7/1/2019
Safe Hydration is an American Right in Energy Development Act of 2019 This bill requires hydraulic fracturing operations to test for and report on underground sources of drinking water that are contaminated by such operations. Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, is a process to extract underground resources such as oil or gas from a geologic formation by injecting water, a propping agent (e.g., sand), and chemical additives into a well under enough pressure to fracture the geological formation. Specifically, this bill revises requirements governing state underground injection control programs. In order to obtain primary enforcement responsibility for such programs, states must prohibit the underground injection of fluids or propping agents pursuant to hydraulic fracturing operations related to oil, gas, or geothermal production activities unless the hydraulic fracturing operations agree to test for and report on contamination of drinking water. Hydraulic fracturing operations are exempted from those testing and reporting requirements if there is no accessible underground source of drinking water within a radius of one mile of the site where the operations occur. The Environmental Protection Agency must establish and maintain a publicly accessible and searchable database of the testing results.
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Timeline
Jun 28, 2019
Introduced in House
Jun 28, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jul 1, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
  • June 28, 2019
    Introduced in House


  • June 28, 2019
    Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.


  • July 1, 2019
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
Janice D. Schakowsky

Janice D. Schakowsky

Democratic Representative

Illinois

Cosponsors (26)
Jared Huffman (Democratic)Adam B. Schiff (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Mark Pocan (Democratic)Darren Soto (Democratic)John P. Sarbanes (Democratic)Peter A. DeFazio (Democratic)Ro Khanna (Democratic)Matt Cartwright (Democratic)Anna G. Eshoo (Democratic)Betty McCollum (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Joe Neguse (Democratic)Mike Quigley (Democratic)Donald S. Beyer (Democratic)Diana DeGette (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Maxine Waters (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Seth Moulton (Democratic)Suzanne Bonamici (Democratic)Alcee L. Hastings (Democratic)Gerald E. Connolly (Democratic)Grace F. Napolitano (Democratic)

Environment Subcommittee, Energy and Commerce Committee

Environmental Protection

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchEnvironmental Protection Agency (EPA)Environmental regulatory proceduresGovernment information and archivesHazardous wastes and toxic substancesOil and gasWater quality