Methane Emissions Reduction Act of 2021

United States117th CongressHR-4084House of Representatives
Updated: Jul 23, 2021

Summary

Methane Emissions Reduction Act of 2021 This bill requires the Department of the Treasury to estimate annual methane emissions from each oil and natural gas producing basin and levy a fee for such emissions on each company that produces, gathers, processes, or transmits oil or natural gas. The fees must be used to provide grants through the National Coastal Resilience Fund of the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation.

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Timeline

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S-645: Methane Emissions Reduction Act of 2021

Introduced in Senate

  1. Introduced in House

  2. Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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.

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  3. Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.

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  4. Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.

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