US Congress Senate Bill 2248 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 10)
Status: Introduced on March 28 2012 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-03-28 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2167-2168)
Pending: Senate Energy And Natural Resources Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Fracturing Regulations are Effective in State Hands Act - Grants any state sole authority to promulgate or enforce any regulation, guidance, or permit requirement with regard to the underground injection of fluids or propping agents pursuant to the hydraulic fracturing process, or any component of such process, relating to oil, gas, or geothermal production activities on or under land within the boundaries of that state. Makes the underground injection of fluids or propping agents pursuant to such process, or any components of such process, relating to oil, gas, or geothermal production activities on federal land subject to the law of the state in which that land is located.

Fracturing Regulations are Effective in State Hands Act

Sen. James Inhofe [R-OK]	Sen. John Cornyn [R-TX]	Sen. John Hoeven [R-ND]	Sen. Mike Lee [R-UT]
Sen. Lisa Murkowski [R-AK]	Sen. Rob Portman [R-OH]	Sen. James Risch [R-ID]	Sen. Pat Roberts [R-KS]
Sen. Jeff Sessions [R-AL]	Sen. David Vitter [R-LA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-03-28	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2167-2168)
2012-03-28	Senate	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2166-2167)

HB4322 (Same As) 2012-04-16 - Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/2248/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/s2248/BILLS-112s2248is.pdf