S.587 - FRAC Act

A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to repeal a certain exemption for hydraulic fracturing, and for other purposes. view all titles (3)

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  • Official: A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to repeal a certain exemption for hydraulic fracturing, and for other purposes. as introduced.
  • Short: FRAC Act as introduced.
  • Short: Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act as introduced.

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Interests that support this bill:

Top recipients for ALL supporting interest groups

Name Amount Received Vote On Passage
Sen. Michael F. Bennet [D, CO] $1,357,864
Sen. Barbara Boxer [D, CA] $319,609
Sen. Christopher A. Coons [D, DE] $203,600
Sen. Patty Murray [D, WA] $171,749
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D, NY] $166,749
Sen. Harry Reid [D, NV] $135,126
Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D, CT] $131,449
Sen. Charles E. Schumer [D, NY] $115,200
Sen. Al Franken [D, MN] $91,022
Sen. Patrick J. Leahy [D, VT] $78,900
 
Rep. William L. Owens [D, NY-21] $297,709
Rep. Chellie Pingree [D, ME-1] $205,950
Rep. Gary C. Peters [D, MI-14] $165,999
Rep. Niki Tsongas [D, MA-3] $128,960
Rep. Alan Grayson [D, FL-9] $114,933
Rep. Kurt Schrader [D, OR-5] $104,000
Rep. Bill Foster [D, IL-11] $76,400
Rep. Jerry McNerney [D, CA-9] $73,070
Rep. Frank Pallone Jr. [D, NJ-6] $67,410
Rep. Gerald E. Connolly [D, VA-11] $61,490

Specific Organizations Supporting S.587

  • Change.org
  • Food and Water Watch
  • Pennsylvania Council of Churches
  • American Rivers
  • National Parks Conservation Association
  • Clean Water Action
  • Network for Oil & Gas Accountability & Protection
  • 2020 Action
  • Natural Resources Defense Council

Interests that oppose this bill:

Top recipients for ALL opposing interest groups

Name Amount Received
Sen. David Vitter [R, LA] $247,100
Sen. Lisa Murkowski [R, AK] $215,726
Sen. John Hoeven [R, ND] $144,500
Sen. John Cornyn [R, TX] $137,325
Sen. Rob Portman [R, OH] $132,008
Sen. Roy Blunt [R, MO] $120,900
Sen. Tom Coburn [R, OK] $103,950
Sen. John Thune [R, SD] $91,040
Sen. Richard Burr [R, NC] $77,200
Sen. Michael F. Bennet [D, CO] $68,620
 
Rep. Stevan Pearce [R, NM-2] $125,806
Rep. K. Michael Conaway [R, TX-11] $117,950
Rep. Joe Barton [R, TX-6] $106,120
Rep. Charles W. Boustany Jr. [R, LA-3] $83,600
Rep. Randy Neugebauer [R, TX-19] $75,900
Rep. John Fleming [R, LA-4] $73,900
Rep. Bill Flores [R, TX-17] $73,452
Rep. Pete Olson [R, TX-22] $72,550
Rep. Eric Cantor [R, VA-7] $66,050
Rep. Michael T. McCaul [R, TX-10] $65,800

Specific Organizations Opposing S.587

  • Energy in Depth
  • Independent Petroleum Association of America
  • American Petroleum Institute
  • Occidental Petroleum
  • Chevron
  • Shell
  • BP
  • Marathon Oil
  • Anadarko Petroleum
  • El Paso Corporation
  • Halliburton
  • America's Natural Gas Alliance

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