Affirming that States should maintain primacy for the regulation of hydraulic fracturing for oil and natural gas production on State and private lands and that the President should not declare a moratorium on the use of hydraulic fracturing on Federal lands (including the Outer Continental Shelf), State lands, private lands, or lands held in trust for an Indian Tribe unless such moratorium is authorized by an Act of Congress.

HR 659 Affirming that States should maintain primacy for the regulation of hydraulic fracturing for oil and natural gas production on State and private lands and that the President should not declare a moratorium on the use of hydraulic fracturing on Federal lands (including the Outer Continental Shelf), State lands, private lands, or lands held in trust for an Indian Tribe unless such moratorium is authorized by an Act of Congress

US Congress 116th Congress

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Introduced 10/30/2019

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Rep. Rob Bishop


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Rep. Dan Meuser


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Energy Administrative Law And Regulatory Procedures Oil And Gas State And Local Government Operations Environmental Regulatory Procedures Intergovernmental Relations Presidents And Presidential Powers, Vice Presidents