S. 645 · 117th Congress · Senate

Methane Emissions Reduction Act of 2021

Active· Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Introduced
Mar 9, 21
Passed Senate
Pending
Passed House
Pending
Sent to President
Pending
Signed into Law
Pending

Executive Summary

Methane Emissions Reduction Act of 2021

This bill requires the Department of the Treasury to estimate annual methane emissions from each oil and natural gas producing basin and levy a fee for such emissions on each company that produces, gathers, processes, or transmits oil or natural gas. The fees must be used to provide grants through the National Coastal Resilience Fund of the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation.

Action Timeline

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  1. MAR 09, 2021IntroReferral

    Introduced in Senate

  2. MAR 09, 2021IntroReferral

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Committees

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Environment and Public Works Committee

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Referred: Mar 9, 2021

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