S. 3459 · 117th Congress · Senate

A bill to prohibit a Federal agency from promulgating any rule or guidance that bans hydraulic fracturing in the United States, and for other purposes.

Active· Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 239.
Introduced
Jan 10, 22
Passed Senate
Pending
Passed House
Pending
Sent to President
Pending
Signed into Law
Pending

Executive Summary

This bill prohibits federal agencies from proposing, implementing, or finalizing a rule or guidance that bans hydraulic fracturing (i.e., fracking) in the United States. Hydraulic fracturing means a process that (1) stimulates or increases the production and recovery of oil or natural gas from a well by pumping a fluid and a propping agent (e.g., sand) at high pressure into a well to create fractures in the reservoir that the propping agent holds open, and (2) increases the surface of the formation available for oil and natural gas to flow into the well.

Action Timeline

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  1. JAN 18, 2022Calendars

    Read the second time

    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 239.

  2. JAN 10, 2022IntroReferral

    Introduced in Senate

  3. JAN 10, 2022Calendars

    Introduced in the Senate

    Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.