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118th Congress Environmental Protection

S. 429: Abandoned Well Remediation Research and Development Act

Introduced

  1. Introduced (completed)Feb 15, 2023
  2. Passed Senate (not reached)
  3. Passed House (not reached)
  4. To the President (not reached)
  5. Became law (not reached)

Summary

Introduced in Senate, Feb 15, 2023

This bill requires the Department of Energy (DOE) to establish a research, development, and demonstration program concerning abandoned oil and gas wells. Under the program, DOE must work to improve (1) data collection on the location of abandoned oil or gas wells; (2) the plugging, remediation, reclamation, and repurposing of the wells; and (3) strategies to mitigate potential environmental impacts of documented and undocumented abandoned wells.

Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.

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Amendments

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Cosponsors

5

Bipartisan support.

Who scored on this bill

6 points earned
  1. 1Ben Luján D-NM SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, introduced2 events+6
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History

  1. Feb 15, 2023Introduced in the Senate by Ben Luján.
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  1. Feb 15, 2023Introduced in Senate
  2. Feb 15, 2023Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.