H.R. 6116

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6116 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 6116

To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to require testing of underground 
sources of drinking water in connection with hydraulic fracturing 
operations, and for other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

November 18, 2025

Ms. Schakowsky (for herself, Mr. Beyer, Ms. Castor of Florida, Ms. 
Clarke of New York, Ms. DeGette, Ms. Jayapal, Mr. Pocan, Mr. Huffman, 
Mr. Vargas, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Morelle, Mr. DeSaulnier, Mr. Casten, Mr. 
Carson, Mr. Thanedar, Mr. Khanna, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Espaillat, 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 amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to require testing of underground 
sources of drinking water in connection with hydraulic fracturing 
operations, 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 ``Safe Hydration is an American Right 
in Energy Development Act of 2025''.

SEC. 2. TESTING OF UNDERGROUND DRINKING WATER SOURCES IN CONNECTION 
WITH HYDRAULIC FRACTURING OPERATIONS.

(a) In General.--Section 1421(b)(1) of the Safe Drinking Water Act 
(42 U.S.C. 300h(b)(1)) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``and'' at the end;
(2) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period at the end 
and inserting ``; and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(E) shall prohibit the underground injection of fluids or 
propping agents pursuant to hydraulic fracturing operations 
related to oil, gas, or geothermal production activities unless 
the person proposing to conduct the hydraulic fracturing 
operations agrees to conduct testing and report data in 
accordance with section 1421A.''.
(b) Testing and Reporting Requirements.--Part C of the Safe 
Drinking Water Act is amended by inserting after section 1421 of such 
Act (42 U.S.C. 300h) the following:

``SEC. 1421A. TESTING OF UNDERGROUND DRINKING WATER SOURCES IN 
CONNECTION WITH HYDRAULIC FRACTURING OPERATIONS.

``(a) Requirements.--Regulations under section 1421(a) for State 
underground injection control programs shall, in connection with the 
underground injection of fluids or propping agents pursuant to 
hydraulic fracturing operations related to oil, gas, or geothermal 
production activities, require any person conducting such operations--
``(1) to conduct testing of underground sources of drinking 
water in accordance with subsections (c) and (d)--
``(A) with respect to a site where, as of the date 
of enactment of this section, underground injection has 
not commenced for the first time--
``(i) prior to commencement of underground 
injection at the site for the first time;
``(ii) at least once every 6 months during 
the period beginning at the commencement of 
underground injection described in clause (i) 
and ending at the cessation of such hydraulic 
fracturing operations; and
``(iii) at least once every 12 months 
during the 5-year period following the end of 
the period described in clause (ii);
``(B) with respect to a site where, as of the date 
of enactment of this section, there is no active 
underground injection, but underground injection has 
previously occurred at the site--
``(i) prior to renewing underground 
injection at the site;
``(ii) at least once every 6 months during 
the period beginning at such renewal of 
underground injection and ending at the 
cessation of such hydraulic fracturing 
operations; and
``(iii) at least once every 12 months 
during the 5-year period following the end of 
the period described in clause (ii); and
``(C) with respect to a site where, as of the date 
of enactment of this section, such hydraulic fracturing 
operations are occurring--
``(i) at least once every 6 months during 
the period beginning on the date of enactment 
of this section ending at the cessation of such 
hydraulic fracturing operations; and
``(ii) at least once every 12 months during 
the 5-year period following the end of the 
period described in clause (i); and
``(2) to submit reports to the Administrator on the results 
of testing under subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of paragraph (1) 
within 2 weeks of such testing.
``(b) Exception.--The testing and reporting requirements of 
subsection (a) do not apply with respect to hydraulic fracturing 
operations if there is no accessible underground source of drinking 
water within a radius of one mile of the site where the operations 
occur.
``(c) Sampling Locations.--Testing required pursuant to subsection 
(a) shall occur--
``(1) at all accessible underground sources of drinking 
water within a radius of one-half mile of the site where the 
hydraulic fracturing operations occur; and
``(2) if there is no accessible underground source of 
drinking water within such radius, at the nearest accessible 
underground source of drinking water within a radius of one 
mile of such site.
``(d) Testing.--Testing required pursuant to subsection (a) shall--
``(1) be conducted by one or more laboratories certified 
pursuant to the Environmental Protection Agency's program for 
certifying laboratories for analysis of drinking water 
contaminants; and
``(2) include testing for any hazardous substance, 
pollutant, contaminant, or other factor that the Administrator 
determines would indicate damage associated with hydraulic 
fracturing operations.
``(e) Database; Public Accessibility.--
``(1) Database.--The Administrator shall establish and 
maintain a database of the results reported pursuant to 
subsection (a)(2).
``(2) Public accessibility.--The Administrator shall make 
such database publicly accessible on the website of the 
Environmental Protection Agency.
``(3) Public searchability.--The Administrator shall make 
such database searchable by ZIP Code, allowing members of the 
public to easily identify all sites for which reports are 
submitted pursuant to subsection (a)(2).
``(f) Definition.--In this section, the term `accessible 
underground source of drinking water' means an underground source of 
drinking water to which the person conducting the hydraulic fracturing 
operations can reasonably gain access.''.
(c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 1421(d)(1)(B)(ii) of the Safe 
Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300h(d)(1)(B)(ii)) is amended by 
inserting ``except as provided in subsection (b)(1)(E) of this section 
and section 1421A,'' before ``the underground injection of fluids or 
propping agents (other than diesel fuels) pursuant to hydraulic 
fracturing operations related to oil, gas, or geothermal production 
activities''.
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