HR 7231 · 110th Congress · Environmental Protection

To repeal the exemption for hydraulic fracturing in the Safe Drinking Water Act, and for other purposes.

Introduced 2008-09-29· Sponsored by Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1]· House

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Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials.(2008-09-29)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to permit federal regulation of hydraulic fracturing (a process for extracting oil and gas from wells by the injection of fluids at high pressure).…

Summarized by Claude AI · Non-partisan · For informational purposes only

Cosponsors (2)

2 Democrats
Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22]NY
Rep. Salazar, John T. [D-CO-3]CO