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H.R. 2012: Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act of 2017

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H.R. 2012: Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act of 2017

115th Congress · introduced 2017-04-06 · Environmental Protection · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2017-04-06 · 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. 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.

What does this mean?

Official title

Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act of 2017

Plain summary

Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act of 2017 This bill repeals the exemption for hydraulic fracturing operations related to oil, gas, or geothermal production activities under the Safe Drinking Water Act. Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, is a process to extract underground resources such as oil or gas from a geologic formation by injecting water, a propping agent (e.g., sand), and chemical additives into a well under enough pressure to fracture the geological formation. The chemicals intended for use in underground injections must be disclosed before the hydraulic fracturing operations commence. The chemicals actually used must also be disclosed at the end of the operations. The disclosure must be made to state underground injection programs or the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) if the EPA has primary enforcement responsibility in the state. The state or the EPA must make the disclosure available to the public. When a medical emergency exists and the proprietary chemical formula of a chemical used in the operations is necessary for medical treatment, hydraulic fracturing operations must disclose the formula or the specific chemical identity of a trade secret chemical to the state, the EPA, or the treating physician or nurse upon request, regardless of whether a written statement of need or a confidentiality agreement has been provided. Hydraulic fracturing operations may 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 2017

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1] · 62 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Adam Smith (D-WA), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Mark Takano (D-CA), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (D-VA), Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Grace Meng (D-NY), Maxine Waters (D-CA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Dwight Evans (D-PA), William R. Keating (D-MA), Adam B. Schiff (D-CA), Katherine M. Clark (D-MA), Darren Soto (D-FL), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Peter Welch (D-VT), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Judy Chu (D-CA), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Pete Aguilar (D-CA), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Ro Khanna (D-CA) and 2 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 (2)
Bill
A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
Exemption
A rule that removes certain people, property or activities from a tax or requirement.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong115-hr2012 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115