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Safe Hydration is an American Right in Energy Development Act of 2023

USA118th CongressHR-4811| House 
| Updated: 7/21/2023
Janice D. Schakowsky

Janice D. Schakowsky

Democratic Representative

Illinois

Cosponsors (22)
Jared Huffman (Democratic)Mark Pocan (Democratic)Juan Vargas (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Ro Khanna (Democratic)Matt Cartwright (Democratic)Stephen F. Lynch (Democratic)Mark DeSaulnier (Democratic)Joseph D. Morelle (Democratic)Betty McCollum (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Brad Sherman (Democratic)Donald S. Beyer (Democratic)Diana DeGette (Democratic)Adam Smith (Democratic)Nydia M. Velázquez (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Suzanne Bonamici (Democratic)Nanette Diaz Barragán (Democratic)Grace Meng (Democratic)Rashida Tlaib (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 2023 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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Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-3604
Safe Hydration is an American Right in Energy Development Act of 2019

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 117-2164
Safe Hydration is an American Right in Energy Development Act of 2021
Jul 20, 2023
Introduced in House
Jul 20, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jul 21, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-3604
    Safe Hydration is an American Right in Energy Development Act of 2019


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 117-2164
    Safe Hydration is an American Right in Energy Development Act of 2021


  • July 20, 2023
    Introduced in House


  • July 20, 2023
    Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.


  • July 21, 2023
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials.

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 2023

USA118th CongressHR-4811| House 
| Updated: 7/21/2023
Safe Hydration is an American Right in Energy Development Act of 2023 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

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-3604
Safe Hydration is an American Right in Energy Development Act of 2019

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 117-2164
Safe Hydration is an American Right in Energy Development Act of 2021
Jul 20, 2023
Introduced in House
Jul 20, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jul 21, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-3604
    Safe Hydration is an American Right in Energy Development Act of 2019


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 117-2164
    Safe Hydration is an American Right in Energy Development Act of 2021


  • July 20, 2023
    Introduced in House


  • July 20, 2023
    Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.


  • July 21, 2023
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials.
Janice D. Schakowsky

Janice D. Schakowsky

Democratic Representative

Illinois

Cosponsors (22)
Jared Huffman (Democratic)Mark Pocan (Democratic)Juan Vargas (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Ro Khanna (Democratic)Matt Cartwright (Democratic)Stephen F. Lynch (Democratic)Mark DeSaulnier (Democratic)Joseph D. Morelle (Democratic)Betty McCollum (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Brad Sherman (Democratic)Donald S. Beyer (Democratic)Diana DeGette (Democratic)Adam Smith (Democratic)Nydia M. Velázquez (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Suzanne Bonamici (Democratic)Nanette Diaz Barragán (Democratic)Grace Meng (Democratic)Rashida Tlaib (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