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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
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[H.R. 6116 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 6116
To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to require testing of underground
sources of drinking water in connection with hydraulic fracturing
operations, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
November 18, 2025
Ms. Schakowsky (for herself, Mr. Beyer, Ms. Castor of Florida, Ms.
Clarke of New York, Ms. DeGette, Ms. Jayapal, Mr. Pocan, Mr. Huffman,
Mr. Vargas, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Morelle, Mr. DeSaulnier, Mr. Casten, Mr.
Carson, Mr. Thanedar, Mr. Khanna, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Espaillat, Mr.
Sherman, and Ms. Simon) introduced the following bill; which was
referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
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A BILL
To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to require testing of underground
sources of drinking water in connection with hydraulic fracturing
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 ``Safe Hydration is an American Right
in Energy Development Act of 2025''.
SEC. 2. TESTING OF UNDERGROUND DRINKING WATER SOURCES IN CONNECTION
WITH HYDRAULIC FRACTURING OPERATIONS.
(a) In General.--Section 1421(b)(1) of the Safe Drinking Water Act
(42 U.S.C. 300h(b)(1)) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``and'' at the end;
(2) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period at the end
and inserting ``; and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(E) shall prohibit the underground injection of fluids or
propping agents pursuant to hydraulic fracturing operations
related to oil, gas, or geothermal production activities unless
the person proposing to conduct the hydraulic fracturing
operations agrees to conduct testing and report data in
accordance with section 1421A.''.
(b) Testing and Reporting Requirements.--Part C of the Safe
Drinking Water Act is amended by inserting after section 1421 of such
Act (42 U.S.C. 300h) the following:
``SEC. 1421A. TESTING OF UNDERGROUND DRINKING WATER SOURCES IN
CONNECTION WITH HYDRAULIC FRACTURING OPERATIONS.
``(a) Requirements.--Regulations under section 1421(a) for State
underground injection control programs shall, in connection with the
underground injection of fluids or propping agents pursuant to
hydraulic fracturing operations related to oil, gas, or geothermal
production activities, require any person conducting such operations--
``(1) to conduct testing of underground sources of drinking
water in accordance with subsections (c) and (d)--
``(A) with respect to a site where, as of the date
of enactment of this section, underground injection has
not commenced for the first time--
``(i) prior to commencement of underground
injection at the site for the first time;
``(ii) at least once every 6 months during
the period beginning at the commencement of
underground injection described in clause (i)
and ending at the cessation of such hydraulic
fracturing operations; and
``(iii) at least once every 12 months
during the 5-year period following the end of
the period described in clause (ii);
``(B) with respect to a site where, as of the date
of enactment of this section, there is no active
underground injection, but underground injection has
previously occurred at the site--
``(i) prior to renewing underground
injection at the site;
``(ii) at least once every 6 months during
the period beginning at such renewal of
underground injection and ending at the
cessation of such hydraulic fracturing
operations; and
``(iii) at least once every 12 months
during the 5-year period following the end of
the period described in clause (ii); and
``(C) with respect to a site where, as of the date
of enactment of this section, such hydraulic fracturing
operations are occurring--
``(i) at least once every 6 months during
the period beginning on the date of enactment
of this section ending at the cessation of such
hydraulic fracturing operations; and
``(ii) at least once every 12 months during
the 5-year period following the end of the
period described in clause (i); and
``(2) to submit reports to the Administrator on the results
of testing under subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of paragraph (1)
within 2 weeks of such testing.
``(b) Exception.--The testing and reporting requirements of
subsection (a) do not apply with respect to hydraulic fracturing
operations if there is no accessible underground source of drinking
water within a radius of one mile of the site where the operations
occur.
``(c) Sampling Locations.--Testing required pursuant to subsection
(a) shall occur--
``(1) at all accessible underground sources of drinking
water within a radius of one-half mile of the site where the
hydraulic fracturing operations occur; and
``(2) if there is no accessible underground source of
drinking water within such radius, at the nearest accessible
underground source of drinking water within a radius of one
mile of such site.
``(d) Testing.--Testing required pursuant to subsection (a) shall--
``(1) be conducted by one or more laboratories certified
pursuant to the Environmental Protection Agency's program for
certifying laboratories for analysis of drinking water
contaminants; and
``(2) include testing for any hazardous substance,
pollutant, contaminant, or other factor that the Administrator
determines would indicate damage associated with hydraulic
fracturing operations.
``(e) Database; Public Accessibility.--
``(1) Database.--The Administrator shall establish and
maintain a database of the results reported pursuant to
subsection (a)(2).
``(2) Public accessibility.--The Administrator shall make
such database publicly accessible on the website of the
Environmental Protection Agency.
``(3) Public searchability.--The Administrator shall make
such database searchable by ZIP Code, allowing members of the
public to easily identify all sites for which reports are
submitted pursuant to subsection (a)(2).
``(f) Definition.--In this section, the term `accessible
underground source of drinking water' means an underground source of
drinking water to which the person conducting the hydraulic fracturing
operations can reasonably gain access.''.
(c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 1421(d)(1)(B)(ii) of the Safe
Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300h(d)(1)(B)(ii)) is amended by
inserting ``except as provided in subsection (b)(1)(E) of this section
and section 1421A,'' before ``the underground injection of fluids or
propping agents (other than diesel fuels) pursuant to hydraulic
fracturing operations related to oil, gas, or geothermal production
activities''.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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