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Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act of 2025
To repeal the exemption for hydraulic fracturing in the Safe Drinking Water Act, and for other purposes.
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Summary
Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act of 2025
This bill modifies drinking water requirements concerning hydraulic fracturing (fracking) operations, including by giving the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) the authority to protect groundwater sources (e.g., wells) from certain pollution risks posed by fracking operations.
The bill also establishes requirements for disclosing the chemicals intended for use in fracking operations as well as the chemicals actually used in the operations. If the proprietary chemical formulas of chemicals used in fracking operations are necessary for treatment in medical emergencies, then the operations must disclose the formulas or the specific chemical identities of trade secret chemicals to the state, the EPA, or the treating physicians or nurses upon request, regardless of whether written statements of need or confidentiality agreements have been provided.
Summary by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Actions
- Nov 18, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Nov 18, 2025 Introduced in House
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