H.R. 7231 · 110th Congress
To repeal the exemption for hydraulic fracturing in the Safe Drinking Water Act, and for other purposes.
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Diana DeGette
- Introduced
- 2008-09-29
- Latest action
- 2008-09-29 · Introduced in House
Summary
Amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to permit federal regulation of hydraulic fracturing (a process for extracting oil and gas from wells by the injection of fluids at high pressure).