US HR659 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on October 29 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-10-30 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Energy Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on October 29 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-10-30 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Energy Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
This resolution affirms that (1) states maintain primacy for the regulation of hydraulic fracturing for oil and natural gas production on state and private lands; and (2) the President should not declare a moratorium on the use of hydraulic fracturing on federal lands, state lands, private lands, or lands held in trust for an Indian tribe unless such moratorium is authorized by Congress.
Title
Affirming that States should maintain primacy for the regulation of hydraulic fracturing for oil and natural gas production on State and private lands and that the President should not declare a moratorium on the use of hydraulic fracturing on Federal lands (including the Outer Continental Shelf), State lands, private lands, or lands held in trust for an Indian Tribe unless such moratorium is authorized by an Act of Congress.
Sponsors
| Rep. Rob Bishop [R-UT] | Rep. Dan Meuser [R-PA] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-10-30 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy. |
| 2019-10-30 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. |
| 2019-10-29 | House | Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. |
| 2019-10-29 | House | Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. |
| 2019-10-29 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
SR411 (Related) 2019-11-07 - Referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text: CR S6480)
Subjects
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Energy
Environmental regulatory procedures
Intergovernmental relations
Oil and gas
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
State and local government operations
Energy
Environmental regulatory procedures
Intergovernmental relations
Oil and gas
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
State and local government operations
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-resolution/659/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hres659/BILLS-116hres659ih.pdf |
