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S.3062: FRAC Act of 2019
About This Bill
- Introduced Dec. 17, 2019
- Latest Major Action Dec. 17, 2019
- See the five similar bills introduced in other congresses.
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
5 (All Democrats)
Bill Version
- Introduced in Senate - Dec. 17, 2019
Bill Summary
Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act or the FRAC Act This bill revises requirements governing hydraulic fracturing operations under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 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...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| Dec. 17, 2019 |
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
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| Dec. 17, 2019 |
Introduced in the Senate by Bob Casey (D-Pa.) |