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H.R. 2133: FRESHER Act of 2021

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H.R. 2133: FRESHER Act of 2021

117th Congress · introduced 2021-03-23 · Environmental Protection · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2021-03-23 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8] · 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 Water Resources and 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

FRESHER Act of 2021

Plain summary

Focused Reduction of Effluence and Stormwater runoff through Hydrofracking Environmental Regulation Act of 2021 or the FRESHER Act of 2021 This bill addresses stormwater runoff from mining, oil, or gas operations. Specifically, it eliminates a prohibition on the Environmental Protection Agency from requiring a permit under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System for discharges of certain collected, uncontaminated stormwater runoff from mining operations or oil and gas operations. In addition, the Department of the Interior must study stormwater runoff associated with oil or gas operations, including an analysis of (1) measurable contamination, (2) groundwater resources, and (3) the susceptibility of aquifers to contamination from stormwater runoff associated with the operations.

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Official text

FRESHER Act of 2021

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8] · 39 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA), Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (D-VA), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), Ro Khanna (D-CA), John B. Larson (D-CT), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA), Doris O. Matsui (D-CA), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Grace Meng (D-NY), Joseph D. Morelle (D-NY), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Joe Neguse (D-CO), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Adam B. Schiff (D-CA), Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA), Brad Sherman (D-CA), Adam Smith (D-WA), Juan Vargas (D-CA), Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), Peter Welch (D-VT), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Mark Pocan (D-WI)

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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).
Rulemaking
The process agencies use to write regulations that carry out laws passed by Congress or a legislature. Usually an agency publishes a proposed rule, takes public comments, then publishes a final rule.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong117-hr2133 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117