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H.R.2415: Orphaned Well Cleanup and Jobs Act of 2021
About This Bill
- Introduced April 8, 2021
- Latest Major Action Dec. 15, 2022
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
34 (All Democrats)
Bill Versions
- Reported in House - Dec. 15, 2022
- Introduced in House - April 8, 2021
Bill Summary
Orphaned Well Cleanup and Jobs Act of 2021 This bill establishes incentives and requirements to permanently plug orphaned (i.e., abandoned) oil and gas wells and clean up pollution leaking from such wells. Specifically, the bill directs the Department of the Interior to establish grant programs to plug and clean up orphaned wells located on federal, state, tribal, and private land. Interior must also issue regulations that require each...
(Source: Library of Congress)
What Lawmakers Are Saying About This Bill
Bill Actions
| Date | Description |
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| Dec. 15, 2022 |
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 464.
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| Dec. 15, 2022 |
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 117-645.
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| May 26, 2021 |
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 22 - 17.
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| May 26, 2021 |
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
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| May 26, 2021 |
Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Discharged.
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| April 15, 2021 |
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
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| April 14, 2021 |
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
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| April 8, 2021 |
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
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| April 8, 2021 |
Introduced in the House by Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-N.M.) |