Methane Emissions Reduction Act
Summary
Methane Emissions Reduction Act This bill requires the Department of Energy to carry out a program to reduce methane emissions from flaring and venting natural gas during oil and natural gas production activities.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Mar 3, 2021
Last action Mar 4, 2021
Floor votes
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Actions timeline
Total actions
4
Key actions
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Committee
3
Mar 4, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
lower
Mar 3, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
lower
Mar 3, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
lower
Mar 3, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Fred Upton
RRepublican
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