US Congress House Bill 1921 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 59-1)
Status: Introduced on May 9 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-05-10 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act of 2013 - Amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to repeal the exemption from restrictions on underground injection of fluids or propping agents granted to hydraulic fracturing operations related to oil, gas, or geothermal production activities under such Act. Requires: (1) state underground injection programs to direct a person conducting hydraulic fracturing operations to disclose to the state (or the Administrator if the Administrator has primary enforcement responsibility in such state) the chemicals intended for use in underground injections prior to the commencement of such operations and the chemicals actually used after the end of such operations, and (2) a state or the Administrator to make such disclosure available to the public. Requires a person conducting hydraulic fracturing operations, when a medical emergency exists and the proprietary chemical formula of a chemical used in such operations is necessary for medical treatment, to disclose such formula or the specific chemical identity of a trade secret chemical to the state, the Administrator, or the treating physician or nurse upon request, regardless of whether a written statement of need or a confidentiality agreement has been provided. Authorizes such person to require a written statement of need and a confidentiality agreement as soon thereafter as circumstances permit.

Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act of 2013

Rep. Diana DeGette [D-CO]	Rep. Karen Bass [D-CA]	Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]	Rep. Lois Capps [D-CA]
Rep. Michael Capuano [D-MA]	Rep. Matthew Cartwright [D-PA]	Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]
Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]	Rep. Susan Davis [D-CA]	Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR]	Rep. Donna Edwards [D-MD]
Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN]	Rep. Anna Eshoo [D-CA]	Rep. Sam Farr [D-CA]	Rep. Christopher Gibson [R-NY]
Rep. Colleen Hanabusa [D-HI]	Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]	Rep. Brian Higgins [D-NY]	Rep. Rush Holt [D-NJ]
Rep. Michael Honda [D-CA]	Rep. Jared Huffman [D-CA]	Rep. Derek Kilmer [D-WA]	Rep. John Larson [D-CT]
Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]	Rep. Sander Levin [D-MI]	Rep. John Lewis [D-GA]	Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]
Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA]	Rep. Nita Lowey [D-NY]	Rep. Daniel Maffei [D-NY]	Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY]
Rep. Sean Maloney [D-NY]	Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN]	Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]	Rep. Grace Meng [D-NY]
Rep. James Moran [D-VA]	Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Frank Pallone [D-NJ]
Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]	Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI]	Rep. Jared Polis [D-CO]	Rep. David Price [D-NC]
Rep. Mike Quigley [D-IL]	Rep. Charles Rangel [D-NY]	Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D-CA]	Rep. John Sarbanes [D-MD]
Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]	Sen. Adam Schiff [D-CA]	Rep. Allyson Schwartz [D-PA]	Rep. Carol Shea-Porter [D-NH]
Rep. Louise Slaughter [D-NY]	Rep. Adam Smith [D-WA]	Rep. Eric Swalwell [D-CA]	Rep. John Tierney [D-MA]
Rep. Paul Tonko [D-NY]	Rep. Niki Tsongas [D-MA]	Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD]	Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-05-10	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy.
2013-05-09	House	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

SB1135 (Related) 2013-06-11 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/1921/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr1921/BILLS-113hr1921ih.pdf