US SR411 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 12-0)
Status: Introduced on November 7 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-11-07 - Referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text: CR S6480)
Pending: Senate Energy And Natural Resources Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on November 7 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-11-07 - Referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text: CR S6480)
Pending: Senate Energy And Natural Resources 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, (2) the President has no authority to declare a moratorium on the use of hydraulic fracturing on state and private lands, and (3) the President should not declare a moratorium on the use of hydraulic fracturing on federal lands or lands held in trust for an Indian tribe unless such moratorium is authorized by Congress.
Title
A resolution affirming that States maintain primacy for the regulation of hydraulic fracturing for oil and natural gas production on State and private lands, that the President has no authority to declare a moratorium on the use of hydraulic fracturing on State and private lands, and that the President should not attempt to declare a moratorium on the use of hydraulic fracturing on Federal lands (including the Outer Continental Shelf) or lands held in trust for an Indian Tribe, unless the moratorium is authorized by an Act of Congress.
Sponsors
Sen. Pat Toomey [R-PA] | Sen. John Barrasso [R-WY] | Sen. James Inhofe [R-OK] | Sen. Michael Enzi [R-WY] |
Sen. Kevin Cramer [R-ND] | Sen. John Hoeven [R-ND] | Sen. Ron Johnson [R-WI] | Sen. Jerry Moran [R-KS] |
Sen. Roy Blunt [R-MO] | Sen. Rand Paul [R-KY] | Sen. Shelley Capito [R-WV] | Sen. David Perdue [R-GA] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2019-11-07 | Senate | Referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text: CR S6480) |
Same As/Similar To
HR659 (Related) 2019-10-30 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
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 |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-resolution/411/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/sres411/BILLS-116sres411is.pdf |