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Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act of 2021

USA117th CongressHR-2202| House 
| Updated: 3/29/2021
Diana DeGette

Diana DeGette

Democratic Representative

Colorado

Cosponsors (37)
Jared Huffman (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Mark Pocan (Democratic)Mondaire Jones (Democratic)Juan Vargas (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)John P. Sarbanes (Democratic)Daniel T. Kildee (Democratic)Ro Khanna (Democratic)Matt Cartwright (Democratic)Stephen F. Lynch (Democratic)Mark DeSaulnier (Democratic)Joseph D. Morelle (Democratic)Doris O. Matsui (Democratic)Jerrold Nadler (Democratic)Anna G. Eshoo (Democratic)Betty McCollum (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Brad Sherman (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Joe Neguse (Democratic)Donald S. Beyer (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)Adam Smith (Democratic)Nydia M. Velázquez (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Peter Welch (Democratic)Albio Sires (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Suzanne Bonamici (Democratic)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)Nanette Diaz Barragán (Democratic)Grace Meng (Democratic)Rashida Tlaib (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
Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act of 2021 This bill revises drinking water requirements concerning hydraulic fracturing (fracking) 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 geologic formation. The bill gives the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) the authority to protect groundwater sources (e.g., wells) from certain pollution risks posed by fracking operations. The bill also establishes requirements for disclosing the chemicals intended for use in fracking operations as well as the chemicals actually used in the operations. If the proprietary chemical formulas of chemicals used in fracking operations are necessary for treatment in medical emergencies, then the operations must disclose the formulas or the specific chemical identities of trade secret chemicals to the state, the EPA, or the treating physicians or nurses upon request, regardless of whether written statements of need or confidentiality agreements have been provided.
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Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-4014
Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act of 2019
Mar 26, 2021
Introduced in House
Mar 26, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Mar 29, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-4014
    Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act of 2019


  • March 26, 2021
    Introduced in House


  • March 26, 2021
    Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.


  • March 29, 2021
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.

Environmental Protection

Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAlternative and renewable resourcesBusiness recordsEmergency medical services and trauma careEnvironmental Protection Agency (EPA)Environmental regulatory proceduresGovernment information and archivesHazardous wastes and toxic substancesOil and gasWater qualityWater use and supply

Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act of 2021

USA117th CongressHR-2202| House 
| Updated: 3/29/2021
Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act of 2021 This bill revises drinking water requirements concerning hydraulic fracturing (fracking) 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 geologic formation. The bill gives the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) the authority to protect groundwater sources (e.g., wells) from certain pollution risks posed by fracking operations. The bill also establishes requirements for disclosing the chemicals intended for use in fracking operations as well as the chemicals actually used in the operations. If the proprietary chemical formulas of chemicals used in fracking operations are necessary for treatment in medical emergencies, then the operations must disclose the formulas or the specific chemical identities of trade secret chemicals to the state, the EPA, or the treating physicians or nurses upon request, regardless of whether written statements of need or confidentiality agreements have been provided.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-4014
Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act of 2019
Mar 26, 2021
Introduced in House
Mar 26, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Mar 29, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-4014
    Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act of 2019


  • March 26, 2021
    Introduced in House


  • March 26, 2021
    Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.


  • March 29, 2021
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
Diana DeGette

Diana DeGette

Democratic Representative

Colorado

Cosponsors (37)
Jared Huffman (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Mark Pocan (Democratic)Mondaire Jones (Democratic)Juan Vargas (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)John P. Sarbanes (Democratic)Daniel T. Kildee (Democratic)Ro Khanna (Democratic)Matt Cartwright (Democratic)Stephen F. Lynch (Democratic)Mark DeSaulnier (Democratic)Joseph D. Morelle (Democratic)Doris O. Matsui (Democratic)Jerrold Nadler (Democratic)Anna G. Eshoo (Democratic)Betty McCollum (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Brad Sherman (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Joe Neguse (Democratic)Donald S. Beyer (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)Adam Smith (Democratic)Nydia M. Velázquez (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Peter Welch (Democratic)Albio Sires (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Suzanne Bonamici (Democratic)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)Nanette Diaz Barragán (Democratic)Grace Meng (Democratic)Rashida Tlaib (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 proceduresAlternative and renewable resourcesBusiness recordsEmergency medical services and trauma careEnvironmental Protection Agency (EPA)Environmental regulatory proceduresGovernment information and archivesHazardous wastes and toxic substancesOil and gasWater qualityWater use and supply