House Bill 2302
117th Congress(2021-2022)
CLOSE Act
Introduced
Introduced in House on Apr 1, 2021
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
2302
Congress
117
Policy Area
Environmental Protection
Environmental Protection
Primary focus of measure is regulation of pollution including from hazardous substances and radioactive releases; climate change and greenhouse gases; environmental assessment and research; solid waste and recycling; ecology. Measures concerning energy exploration, efficiency, and conservation may fall under Energy policy area.
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Closing Loopholes for Oil and other Sources of Emissions Act or the CLOSE Act
This bill repeals exemptions from the Clean Air Act under which (1) emissions from oil and gas wells and pipeline facilities are excluded from aggregation with emissions from other similar units for purposes of determining major sources, and (2) the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) excludes oil and gas production wells from being listed as area sources.
Additionally, the bill requires the EPA to issue a final rule adding hydrogen sulfide to the list of hazardous air pollutants under the Clean Air Act and revising such list to include categories and subcategories of major sources and area sources of hydrogen sulfide, including oil and gas wells.
April 1, 2021
04/02/2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
04/01/2021
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
04/01/2021
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Mar 8, 2023 7:58:48 PM