H.R. 6082

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6082 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 6082

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

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

November 18, 2025

Ms. DeGette (for herself, Mr. Beyer, Ms. Castor of Florida, Ms. Clarke 
of New York, Mr. Huffman, Ms. Jayapal, Mr. Pocan, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. 
Tlaib, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Vargas, Ms. Norton, Mr. Khanna, Ms. 
Meng, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Thanedar, Mr. Morelle, Mr. DeSaulnier, Mr. Casten, 
Mr. Carson, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Sherman, and Ms. Simon) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and 
Commerce

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A BILL

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

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Fracturing Responsibility and 
Awareness of Chemicals Act of 2025''.

SEC. 2. REGULATION OF HYDRAULIC FRACTURING.

(a) Hydraulic Fracturing.--Section 1421(d)(1) of the Safe Drinking 
Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300h(d)(1)) is amended by striking subparagraph 
(B) and inserting the following:
``(B) includes the underground injection of fluids 
or propping agents pursuant to hydraulic fracturing 
operations related to oil, gas, or geothermal 
production activities; but
``(C) excludes the underground injection of natural 
gas for purposes of storage.''.
(b) Disclosure of Hydraulic Fracturing Chemicals; Medical 
Emergencies; Proprietary Chemical Formulas.--Section 1421(b) of the 
Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300h(b)) is amended by adding at the 
end the following:
``(4)(A) Regulations included under paragraph (1)(C) shall include 
the following requirements:
``(i) A person conducting hydraulic fracturing operations 
shall disclose to the State (or the Administrator if the 
Administrator has primary enforcement responsibility in the 
State)--
``(I) prior to the commencement of any hydraulic 
fracturing operations at any lease area or portion 
thereof, a list of chemicals intended for use in any 
underground injection during such operations, including 
identification of the chemical constituents of 
mixtures, Chemical Abstracts Service numbers for each 
chemical and constituent, material safety data sheets 
when available, and the anticipated volume of each 
chemical; and
``(II) not later than 30 days after the end of any 
hydraulic fracturing operations, the list of chemicals 
used in each underground injection during such 
operations, including identification of the chemical 
constituents of mixtures, Chemical Abstracts Service 
numbers for each chemical and constituent, material 
safety data sheets when available, and the volume of 
each chemical used.
``(ii) The State or the Administrator, as applicable, shall 
make the disclosure of chemical constituents referred to in 
clause (i) available to the public, including by posting the 
information on an appropriate internet website.
``(iii) Whenever the State or the Administrator, or a 
treating physician or nurse, determines that a medical 
emergency exists and the proprietary chemical formula of a 
chemical used in hydraulic fracturing operations is necessary 
for medical treatment, the person conducting the hydraulic 
fracturing operations shall, upon request, immediately disclose 
the proprietary chemical formulas or the specific chemical 
identity of a trade secret chemical to the State, the 
Administrator, or the treating physician or nurse, regardless 
of whether a written statement of need or a confidentiality 
agreement has been provided. The person conducting the 
hydraulic fracturing operations may require a written statement 
of need and a confidentiality agreement as soon thereafter as 
circumstances permit.
``(B) Subparagraph (A)(i) and (A)(ii) do not authorize the State 
(or the Administrator) to require the public disclosure of proprietary 
chemical formulas.''.
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