US SB1947 | 2023-2024 | 118th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: Introduced on June 13 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2023-06-13 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Pending: Senate Environment And Public Works Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on June 13 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2023-06-13 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Pending: Senate Environment And Public Works Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
A bill to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to conduct a measurement-based national methane research pilot study to quantify methane emissions from certain oil and gas infrastructure, and for other purposes.
Title
Methane Emissions Research Act of 2023
Sponsors
| Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR] | Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D-RI] | Sen. Alex Padilla [D-CA] | Sen. Martin Heinrich [D-NM] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-06-13 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. |
Same As/Similar To
HB4072 (Related) 2023-06-13 - Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/1947/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/118/bills/s1947/BILLS-118s1947is.pdf |
