Rep. DeGette Introduces the FRAC Act to End Fracking Exemption from Safe Drinking Water Act
This bill is currently in the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. It has not seen any action since November 2025, which means it has been stalled for about seven months. The committee must review the bill before it can move forward, but most bills do not receive a committee vote.
This bill has been introduced in previous years and faces strong opposition from the oil and gas industry and many lawmakers. It rarely moves past the committee stage.
This bill’s path across every version that has carried it.
Reintroduced
Reintroduced from H.R. 4785 (118th), which died when its Congress ended.
H.R. 4785 (118th) →Scores run from -100 (strongly harmful) to +100 (strongly beneficial) for each group, combining impact, certainty, scope, and duration ratings of 1-5. How impact scoring works
Small and mid-size oil and gas companies that rely on fracking would face new compliance costs from chemical disclosure requirements and federal regulation under the Safe Drinking Water Act. These companies would need to track, document, and report every chemical used before and after each fracking operation, adding administrative burden that larger companies may absorb more easily.
“A person conducting hydraulic fracturing operations shall disclose to the State (or the Administrator if the Administrator has primary enforcement responsibility in the State)”
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Introduced in House
The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.
No votes or related bills recorded for this bill yet.
Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act of 2025
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