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H.R. 1084: Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act of 2011

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H.R. 1084: Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act of 2011

112th Congress · introduced 2011-03-15 · Environmental Protection · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2011-03-15 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act of 2011

Plain summary

Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act of 2011 - Amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to repeal the exemption from restrictions on underground injection of fluids or propping agents granted to hydraulic fracturing operations related to oil, gas, or geothermal production activities under such Act. Requires: (1) state underground injection programs to direct a person conducting hydraulic fracturing operations to disclose to the state (or the Administrator if the Administrator has primary enforcement responsibility in such state) the chemicals intended for use in underground injections prior to the commencement of such operations and the chemicals actually used after the end of such operations; and (2) a state or the Administrator to make such disclosure available to the public. Requires a person conducting hydraulic fracturing operations, when a medical emergency exists and the proprietary chemical formula of a chemical used in such operations is necessary for medical treatment, to disclose such formula or the specific chemical identity of a trade secret chemical to the state, the Administrator, or the treating physician or nurse upon request, regardless of whether a written statement of need or a confidentiality agreement has been provided. Authorizes such person to require a written statement of need and a confidentiality agreement as soon thereafter as circumstances permit.

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Official text

Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act of 2011

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1] · 73 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Adam Smith (D-WA), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), Mike Thompson (D-CA), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Mike Quigley (D-IL), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH) and 13 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1] reported raising $1.7 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Words on this page, explained (1)
Exemption
A rule that removes certain people, property or activities from a tax or requirement.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong112-hr1084 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112