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To direct the Secretary of Energy to restrict certain grants to any State that has in effect a law prohibiting hydraulic fracturing within such State, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill amends the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to make states ineligible for certain federal energy grants if they have enacted or continue to enforce a ban on hydraulic fracturing within their borders. A state with a fracking prohibition would lose access to these federal grants as a consequence of its ban. The bill uses the definition of hydraulic fracturing already established in federal regulations.
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- Jun 5, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. · house
- Jun 5, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 5, 2025
Ms. Tenney introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
A BILL
To direct the Secretary of Energy to restrict certain grants to any State that has in effect a law prohibiting hydraulic fracturing within such State, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Freedom to Frack Act”.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON HYDRAULIC FRACTURING.
Section 545(c) of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17155) is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(6) Ineligibility.—A State may not be eligible for a grant under the program if such State establishes or continues to enforce a prohibition of hydraulic fracturing, as defined in section 60.5430a of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulation), within such State.”. <all>
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