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Senate Bill 1076
117th Congress(2021-2022)
REGROW Act of 2021
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Apr 12, 2021
Overview
Text
Introduced
Apr 12, 2021
Latest Action
Jun 16, 2021
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
1076
Congress
117
Policy Area
Energy
Energy
Primary focus of measure is all sources and supplies of energy, including alternative energy sources, oil and gas, coal, nuclear power; efficiency and conservation; costs, prices, and revenues; electric power transmission; public utility matters.
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Ben Ray Lujan
New Mexico
Republican
Bill Cassidy
Louisiana
Independent
Angus King
Maine
Democrat
Martin Heinrich
New Mexico
Republican
John Hoeven
North Dakota
Republican
Kevin Cramer
North Dakota
Democrat
Bob Casey Jr.
Pennsylvania
Republican
John Cornyn
Texas
Senate Votes (0)
House Votes (0)
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Revive Economic Growth and Reclaim Orphaned Wells Act of 2021 or the REGROW Act of 2021

This bill provides funding for grants to plug orphaned (i.e., abandoned) oil and gas wells, clean up pollution leaking from such wells, and conduct research and related activities.

Specifically, the bill provides funding for a grant program within the Department of the Interior to plug and clean up orphaned wells located on federal, state, tribal, and private land.

In addition, the bill provides funding to the Department of Energy and the Oil and Gas Compact Commission for conducting research and development activities to assist federal land management agencies, states, and Indian tribes in (1) identifying and characterizing undocumented orphaned wells, and (2) mitigating the environmental risks of undocumented orphaned wells.

Text (1)
Introduced in Senate
April 12, 2021
Related Bills (2)
Jul 19, 2021
Introduced in Senate
1
Sponsorship
Senate Bill 2377
Energy Infrastructure Act
Introduced
Type
Related Bill
Related Bill
A related bill may be a companion measure, an identical bill, a procedurally-related measure, or one with text similarities. Bill relationships are identified by the House, the Senate, or CRS, and refer only to same-Congress measures.
Identified By
CRS
May 28, 2021
Introduced in House
3
Sponsorship
House Bill 3585
REGROW Act of 2021
Introduced
Type
Identical Bill
Identical Bill
A bill that is word-for-word identical to another bill. Bills are characterized as identical to each other at the introduced stage only, even though a later (e.g., reported or passed) version of a bill might meet the same criteria for text similarity. Companion measures, procedurally-related measures, and legislation with text similarities are other related bill types.
Identified By
CRS
Actions (3)
06/16/2021
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held.
04/12/2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
04/12/2021
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:49:23 PM
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