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S. 1215 - Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals (FRAC) Act

Environmental protection. 111th Congress (2009-2010) View bill details
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Summary:
A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to repeal a certain exemption for hydraulic fracturing, and for other purposes. (by CRS) 
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Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals (FRAC) Act

S. 1215 — 111th Congress (2009–2010)

Summary
A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to repeal a certain exemption for hydraulic fracturing, and for other purposes. (by CRS)
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Title
A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to repeal a certain exemption for hydraulic fracturing, and for other purposes.
Other Titles
  • Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals (FRAC) Act
Sponsor
Robert Casey
Co-Sponsors
Subjects
  • Environmental protection
  • Business records
  • Government information and archives
  • Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
  • Oil and gas
  • Water quality
  • Water use and supply
Related Bills
Major Actions
Introduced6/09/2009
Referred to Committee
Bill History

There have been no votes on this bill.

ActionDateDescription
Introduced6/09/2009
6/09/2009Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6380-6381)
6/09/2009Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
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21 Organizations Supported and 4 Opposed; See Which Ones
21 Organizations Supported and 4 Opposed; See Which Ones

Organizations that took a position on
Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals (FRAC) Act

21 organizations supported this bill

American Rivers
American Rivers (2009, September 10). Letter in support of the FRAC Act to regulate hydraulic fracturing under the Safe Drinking Water Act , signed by 160 national, regional, state, and local organizations. Retrieved April 5, 2010, from Natural Resources Defense Council.
Center for Food Safety
Center for Food Safety (2009, September 10). Letter in support of the FRAC Act to regulate hydraulic fracturing under the Safe Drinking Water Act , signed by 160 national, regional, state, and local organizations. Retrieved March 24, 2010, from Natural Resources Defense Council.
Damascus Citizens for Sustainability
Damascus Citizens for Sustainability (n.d.). TAKE ACTION! Protect Public Drinking Water: Act on the FEDERAL FRAC-ACT. Retrieved March 24, 2010, from Damascus Citizens for Sustainability.
Earthjustice
Earthjustice (2009, September 10). Letter in support of the FRAC Act to regulate hydraulic fracturing under the Safe Drinking Water Act , signed by 160 national, regional, state, and local organizations. Retrieved March 24, 2010, from Natural Resources Defense Council.
Earthworks
Earthworks (n.d.). Keep drilling toxics out of our drinking water Tell your Senators, Representative to support the FRAC Act. Retrieved March 24, 2010, from Earthworks.
Enviroment America
Enviroment America (2009, September 10). Letter in support of the FRAC Act to regulate hydraulic fracturing under the Safe Drinking Water Act , signed by 160 national, regional, state, and local organizations. Retrieved April 5, 2010, from Natural Resources Defense Council.
Environment Working Group
Enviroment Working Group (2009, September 10). Letter in support of the FRAC Act to regulate hydraulic fracturing under the Safe Drinking Water Act , signed by 160 national, regional, state, and local organizations. Retrieved April 5, 2010, from Natural Resource Defense Council.
Food and Water Watch
Food and Water Watch (2009, September 10). Letter in support of the FRAC Act to regulate hydraulic fracturing under the Safe Drinking Water Act , signed by 160 national, regional, state, and local organizations. Retrieved April 5, 2010, from Natural Resources Defense Council.
Front Range Environmental Resource Coalition
Amenson, Chris (2009, July 2). CALL TO ACTION!. Retrieved May 6, 2010, from Front Range Environmental Resources Coalition.
International Center for Technology Assessment
International Center for Technology Assessment (2009, September 10). Letter in support of the FRAC Act to regulate hydraulic fracturing under the Safe Drinking Water Act , signed by 160 national, regional, state, and local organizations. Retrieved April 5, 2010, from Natural Resources Defense Council.
National Audubon Society
National Audubon Society (2009, September 10). Letter in support of the FRAC Act to regulate hydraulic fracturing under the Safe Drinking Water Act , signed by 160 national, regional, state, and local organizations. Retrieved April 5, 2010, from Natural Resources Defense Council.
National Wildlife Federation
National Wildlife Federation (n.d.). Protect Our Water from Hydraulic Fracturing. Retrieved April 30, 2010, from NWF.
National Wildlife Federation Action Fund
National Wildlife Federation Action Fund (n.d.). Protect Our Water from Hydraulic Fracturing. Retrieved March 24, 2010, from National Wildlife Federation Action Fund.
Natural Resources Defense Council
National Resources Defense Council (n.d.). Tell Congress to close the "Halliburton Loophole" to protect drinking water from contamination. Retrieved April 30, 2010, from NRDC.
OMB Watch
OMB Watch (2009, September 10). Letter in support of the FRAC Act to regulate hydraulic fracturing under the Safe Drinking Water Act , signed by 160 national, regional, state, and local organizations. Retrieved April 5, 2010, from Natural Resources Defense Council.
Public Citizens's Energy Program
Public Citizen's Energy Program (2009, September 10). Letter in support of the FRAC Act to regulate hydraulic fracturing under the Safe Drinking Water Act , signed by 160 national, regional, state, and local organizations. Retrieved April 5, 2010, from Natural Resources Defense Council.
Rural Community Assistance Partnership, Inc.
Rural Community Assistance Partnership, Inc. (2009, September 10). Letter in support of the FRAC Act to regulate hydraulic fracturing under the Safe Drinking Water Act , signed by 160 national, regional, state, and local organizations. Retrieved April 5, 2010, from Natural Resources Defense Council.
The Indypendent
Jessica Lee (2009, October 30). Drilling Deep Into Controversy. Retrieved March 24, 2010, from The Indypendent.
The Marcellus Accountability Project for Tompkins County
The Marcellus Accountability Project for Tompkins County (n.d.). What Can People Do? . Retrieved March 24, 2010, from The Marcellus Accountability Project for Tompkins County.
The Wilderness Society
The Wilderness Society (n.d.). What's fracking and what the frack can YOU do about it?. Retrieved March 24, 2010, from The Wilderness Society.
Waterkeeper Alliance
Waterkeeper Alliance (2009, September 10). Letter in support of the FRAC Act to regulate hydraulic fracturing under the Safe Drinking Water Act , signed by 160 national, regional, state, and local organizations. Retrieved April 5, 2010, from Natural Resources Defense Council.

4 organizations opposed this bill

Energy in Depth
Energy in Depth (2010, June 9). The FRAC Act: One-Year Later. Retrieved November 16, 2010, from Energy in Depth.
Independent Petroleum Association of America
Russell, Barry (2010, January 22). An Open Letter to Congress. Retrieved November 16, 2010, from Independent Petroleum Association of America.
Industrial Minerals Association of North America
IMA-NA (n.d.). Current Bills. Retrieved April 30, 2010, from IMA-NA.
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
Kovacs, Bill (2009, August 7). Hydraulic Fracturing - Laws, Laws Everywhere and Not an Ounce of Sense. Retrieved April 30, 2010, from The Chamber Post.

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Includes reported contributions to congressional campaigns of Senators in office during the 111th U.S. Congress, from interest groups invested in the vote according to MapLight, January 1, 2005 – December 31, 2010.
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Namesort iconPartyState$ From Interest Groups
That Supported		$ From Interest Groups
That Opposed
Daniel K. AkakaDHI$10$250
Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$500$22,550
John BarrassoRWY$0$37,000
Max BaucusDMT$19,200$27,700
Birch "Evan" BayhDIN$0$23,600
Mark BegichDAK$90,174$49,208
Michael BennetDCO$160,361$50,495
Bob BennettRUT$0$21,900
Jesse "Jeff" BingamanDNM$16,251$36,950
Christopher "Kit" BondRMO$0$2,500
Barbara BoxerDCA$247,492$19,800
Sherrod BrownDOH$60,600$4,500
Sam BrownbackRKS$0$2,350
Jim BunningRKY$0$5,500
Richard BurrRNC$15,550$37,695
Roland BurrisDIL$0$0
Robert ByrdDWV$250$17,250
Maria CantwellDWA$157,115$1,750
Ben CardinDMD$40,041$500
Tom CarperDDE$2,300$9,600
Bob CaseyDPA$67,513$12,600
Clarence Saxby ChamblissRGA$0$66,350
Tom CoburnROK$0$59,700
William Thad CochranRMS$2,300$24,850
Susan CollinsRME$17,400$10,400
Gaylord Kent ConradDND$0$31,450
Bob CorkerRTN$2,000$51,950
John CornynRTX$0$304,250
Mike CrapoRID$1,300$17,000
Jim DeMintRSC$8,950$21,201
Chris DoddDCT$7,400$3,000
Byron DorganDND$2,250$6,500
Dick DurbinDIL$21,410$12,950
John EnsignRNV$0$16,000
Mike EnziRWY$0$29,500
Russ FeingoldDWI$81,621$3,850
Dianne FeinsteinDCA$32,600$1,500
Kirsten GillibrandDNY$67,259$16,400
Lindsey GrahamRSC$1,250$15,034
Chuck GrassleyRIA$0$17,650
Judd GreggRNH$0$0
Kay HaganDNC$42,197$0
Tom HarkinDIA$13,315$8,800
Orrin HatchRUT$0$26,550
Kay Bailey HutchisonRTX$5,233$153,000
Jim InhofeROK$0$124,950
Dan InouyeDHI$3,700$700
Johnny IsaksonRGA$4,900$39,650
Mike JohannsRNE$0$31,200
Tim JohnsonDSD$5,800$14,150
Ted KaufmanDDE$0$0
Ted KennedyDMA$10,120$5,500
John KerryDMA$18,920$2,500
Amy KlobucharDMN$64,750$2,750
Herb KohlDWI$0$0
Jon KylRAZ$0$38,850
Mary LandrieuDLA$-2,184$97,650
Frank LautenbergDNJ$18,403$250
Patrick LeahyDVT$22,500$500
Carl LevinDMI$23,095$6,450
Joe LiebermanICT$36,700$14,450
Blanche LincolnDAR$1,750$130,850
Dick LugarRIN$7,200$3,625
Mel MartinezRFL$0$3,500
John McCainRAZ$0$22,200
Claire McCaskillDMO$48,110$11,250
Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$4,600$113,250
Bob MenéndezDNJ$31,650$2,000
Jeff MerkleyDOR$87,445$250
Barbara MikulskiDMD$14,350$500
Lisa MurkowskiRAK$6,250$63,400
Patty MurrayDWA$88,978$3,000
Earl "Ben" NelsonDNE$2,500$39,350
Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$71,103$3,050
Mark PryorDAR$1,000$34,100
John "Jack" ReedDRI$6,560$500
Harry ReidDNV$124,309$38,400
Jim RischRID$0$25,800
Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$0$32,400
John "Jay" RockefellerDWV$50,100$36,300
Bernie SandersIVT$38,100$1,600
Chuck SchumerDNY$40,300$5,550
Jeff SessionsRAL$2,000$32,000
Jeanne ShaheenDNH$89,567$1,000
Richard ShelbyRAL$4,700$9,500
Olympia SnoweRME$10,400$1,550
Arlen SpecterDPA$1,000$42,950
Debbie StabenowDMI$25,310$4,250
Jon TesterDMT$114,377$2,250
John ThuneRSD$4,400$31,200
Mark UdallDCO$316,897$39,500
Tom UdallDNM$141,004$30,450
David VitterRLA$18,600$92,250
George VoinovichROH$0$18,400
Mark WarnerDVA$8,383$10,350
Jim WebbDVA$45,140$3,250
Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$64,310$5,850
Roger WickerRMS$3,300$88,000
Ron WydenDOR$9,500$500

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NamePartyState$ From Interest Groups
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That Opposed
Daniel K. AkakaDHI$10$250
Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$500$22,550
John BarrassoRWY$0$37,000
Max BaucusDMT$19,200$27,700
Birch "Evan" BayhDIN$0$23,600
Mark BegichDAK$90,174$49,208
Michael BennetDCO$160,361$50,495
Bob BennettRUT$0$21,900
Jesse "Jeff" BingamanDNM$16,251$36,950
Christopher "Kit" BondRMO$0$2,500
Barbara BoxerDCA$247,492$19,800
Sherrod BrownDOH$60,600$4,500
Sam BrownbackRKS$0$2,350
Jim BunningRKY$0$5,500
Richard BurrRNC$15,550$37,695
Roland BurrisDIL$0$0
Robert ByrdDWV$250$17,250
Maria CantwellDWA$157,115$1,750
Ben CardinDMD$40,041$500
Tom CarperDDE$2,300$9,600
Bob CaseyDPA$67,513$12,600
Clarence Saxby ChamblissRGA$0$66,350
Tom CoburnROK$0$59,700
William Thad CochranRMS$2,300$24,850
Susan CollinsRME$17,400$10,400
Gaylord Kent ConradDND$0$31,450
Bob CorkerRTN$2,000$51,950
John CornynRTX$0$304,250
Mike CrapoRID$1,300$17,000
Jim DeMintRSC$8,950$21,201
Chris DoddDCT$7,400$3,000
Byron DorganDND$2,250$6,500
Dick DurbinDIL$21,410$12,950
John EnsignRNV$0$16,000
Mike EnziRWY$0$29,500
Russ FeingoldDWI$81,621$3,850
Dianne FeinsteinDCA$32,600$1,500
Kirsten GillibrandDNY$67,259$16,400
Lindsey GrahamRSC$1,250$15,034
Chuck GrassleyRIA$0$17,650
Judd GreggRNH$0$0
Kay HaganDNC$42,197$0
Tom HarkinDIA$13,315$8,800
Orrin HatchRUT$0$26,550
Kay Bailey HutchisonRTX$5,233$153,000
Jim InhofeROK$0$124,950
Dan InouyeDHI$3,700$700
Johnny IsaksonRGA$4,900$39,650
Mike JohannsRNE$0$31,200
Tim JohnsonDSD$5,800$14,150
Ted KaufmanDDE$0$0
Ted KennedyDMA$10,120$5,500
John KerryDMA$18,920$2,500
Amy KlobucharDMN$64,750$2,750
Herb KohlDWI$0$0
Jon KylRAZ$0$38,850
Mary LandrieuDLA$-2,184$97,650
Frank LautenbergDNJ$18,403$250
Patrick LeahyDVT$22,500$500
Carl LevinDMI$23,095$6,450
Joe LiebermanICT$36,700$14,450
Blanche LincolnDAR$1,750$130,850
Dick LugarRIN$7,200$3,625
Mel MartinezRFL$0$3,500
John McCainRAZ$0$22,200
Claire McCaskillDMO$48,110$11,250
Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$4,600$113,250
Bob MenéndezDNJ$31,650$2,000
Jeff MerkleyDOR$87,445$250
Barbara MikulskiDMD$14,350$500
Lisa MurkowskiRAK$6,250$63,400
Patty MurrayDWA$88,978$3,000
Earl "Ben" NelsonDNE$2,500$39,350
Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$71,103$3,050
Mark PryorDAR$1,000$34,100
John "Jack" ReedDRI$6,560$500
Harry ReidDNV$124,309$38,400
Jim RischRID$0$25,800
Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$0$32,400
John "Jay" RockefellerDWV$50,100$36,300
Bernie SandersIVT$38,100$1,600
Chuck SchumerDNY$40,300$5,550
Jeff SessionsRAL$2,000$32,000
Jeanne ShaheenDNH$89,567$1,000
Richard ShelbyRAL$4,700$9,500
Olympia SnoweRME$10,400$1,550
Arlen SpecterDPA$1,000$42,950
Debbie StabenowDMI$25,310$4,250
Jon TesterDMT$114,377$2,250
John ThuneRSD$4,400$31,200
Mark UdallDCO$316,897$39,500
Tom UdallDNM$141,004$30,450
David VitterRLA$18,600$92,250
George VoinovichROH$0$18,400
Mark WarnerDVA$8,383$10,350
Jim WebbDVA$45,140$3,250
Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$64,310$5,850
Roger WickerRMS$3,300$88,000
Ron WydenDOR$9,500$500

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$ Donated
Environmental policy$2,857,591
Fisheries & wildlife$10,048
Consumer groups$6,100

Interest Groups that opposed this bill

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$ Donated
Independent oil & gas producers$1,937,229
Mining$496,400
Chambers of commerce$211,629
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