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HR 6082 · in committee · significant

Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act of 2025

What this bill does

  • The bill gives the EPA authority to protect groundwater sources from pollution risks caused by hydraulic fracturing operations.
  • Fracking companies and state/federal regulators are affected by new chemical disclosure requirements.
  • Companies must disclose fracking chemicals used and intended, and reveal trade secrets to medical providers in emergencies.

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  1. 01

    How should regulators balance fracking companies' trade secret protections against the public health need for emergency medical access to chemical information?

  2. 02

    What evidence should determine whether groundwater pollution risks from fracking warrant EPA oversight, versus relying on existing state regulation?

  3. 03

    How might mandatory chemical disclosure requirements affect fracking operations' costs and competitiveness compared to other energy production methods?

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Diana DeGette

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Introduced 2025-11-18

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-11-18 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

  2. 2025-11-18 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  3. 2025-11-18 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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