HR 6116 · in committee · significant
Safe Hydration is an American Right in Energy Development Act of 2025
- climate
What this bill does
- Fracking operations must test and report on drinking water contamination they cause.
- Oil, gas, and geothermal companies conducting hydraulic fracturing are affected.
- States enforce through underground injection control programs; EPA maintains a public database.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How would requiring fracking companies to test for drinking water contamination affect the cost and timeline of energy development projects?
- 02
What enforcement mechanisms should states use if companies fail to report contamination, and who bears the cost of remediation?
- 03
How would a public EPA database on contamination reports change where communities allow or restrict hydraulic fracturing operations?
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Sponsor · D-IL-9
Janice D. Schakowsky
Citizen cosponsors
0
In Congress
20/ 435
House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-11-18
Joining the bill
Juan Vargas
D-CA-52 · original
Kathy Castor
D-FL-14 · original
Yvette D. Clarke
D-NY-9 · original
Steve Cohen
D-TN-9 · original
André Carson
D-IN-7 · original
Sean Casten
D-IL-6 · original
Diana DeGette
D-CO-1 · original
Mark DeSaulnier
D-CA-10 · original
Adriano Espaillat
D-NY-13 · original
Donald S. Beyer, Jr.
D-VA-8 · original
Jared Huffman
D-CA-2 · original
Pramila Jayapal
D-WA-7 · original
+ 8 more
Legislative timeline
2025-11-18 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
2025-11-18 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-11-18 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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