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FRESHER Act of 2025

To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act and direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study with respect to stormwater runoff from oil and gas operations, and for other purposes.

Introduced Nov 18, 2025

Latest action (Nov 29, 2025) Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

Referred to
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
Policy area
Environmental Protection
Issues
Climate & Energy

Summary
  • Modifies the Federal Water Pollution Control Act's permit requirements for stormwater runoff from oil and gas operations
  • Directs the Secretary of Interior to conduct a study of stormwater contamination impacts from oil and gas operations in potentially affected areas
  • Requires the study to include analysis of measurable contamination, groundwater resources, and aquifer susceptibility to contamination from stormwater runoff
  • Requires the Secretary of Interior to submit a report to Congress on study results within 1 year of enactment

AI-generated plain-language summary of the bill text — neutral, and may be imperfect. See the full text below for the exact wording.

Sponsor (1)
21 cosponsors

Money behind the sponsor

Top reported contributors to Jared Huffman’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.

  • Employer not reported $99,425
  • ENS RESOURCES INC. $10,700
  • GEORGE KOORTBOJIAN $7,100
  • REED INTERNATIONAL LTD $6,950
  • TEN STRANDS $6,600

Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Jared Huffman → · Outside spending →

Actions (3)
  1. Nov 29, 2025 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. · house
  2. Nov 18, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. · house
  3. Nov 18, 2025 Introduced in House

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Text versions (1)
  • Introduced in House · Nov 18, 2025

Only one text version is on file, so there’s no earlier version to compare against yet.

Full text

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

November 18, 2025

Mr. Huffman (for himself, Mr. Beyer, Ms. Castor of Florida, Ms. Jayapal, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Tlaib, Mr. Pocan, Mr. Vargas, Ms. Norton, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Thanedar, Mr. Morelle, Mr. DeSaulnier, Mr. Casten, Mr. Carson, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Sherman, Ms. Simon, Ms. Clarke of New York, and Ms. DeGette) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

A BILL

To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act and direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study with respect to stormwater runoff from oil and gas operations, 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 “Focused Reduction of Effluence and Stormwater runoff through Hydrofracking Environmental Regulation Act of 2025” or the “FRESHER Act of 2025”.

SEC. 2. STORMWATER RUNOFF FROM OIL, GAS, AND MINING OPERATIONS.

(a) Limitation on Permit Requirement.—Section 402(l) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1342) is amended by striking paragraph (2) and redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph

(2).

(b) Definitions.—Section 502 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1362) is amended—

(1) by striking paragraph (24); and

(2) by redesignating paragraphs (25) through (27) as paragraphs (24) through (26), respectively.

(c) Study.—

(1) In general.—The Secretary of the Interior shall conduct a study of stormwater impacts with respect to any area that the Secretary determines may be contaminated by stormwater runoff associated with oil or gas operations, which shall include—

(A) an analysis of measurable contamination in such area;

(B) an analysis of ground water resources in such area; and

(C) an analysis of the susceptibility of aquifers in such area to contamination from stormwater runoff associated with such operations.

(2) Report.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the results of the study conducted under paragraph (1). <all>

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