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House Bill 4877
118th Congress(2023-2024)
Abandoned Well Remediation Research and Development Act
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Passed House on Apr 30, 2024
Overview
Text
Introduced
Jul 25, 2023
Latest Action
May 1, 2024
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
4877
Congress
118
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.
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Summer L. Lee
Pennsylvania
Democrat
Maxwell Frost
Florida
Democrat
Haley Stevens
Michigan
Democrat
Teresa Leger Fernandez
New Mexico
Democrat
Deborah K. Ross
North Carolina
Democrat
Valerie P. Foushee
North Carolina
Republican
Stephanie Bice
Oklahoma
House Votes (1)
Senate Votes (0)
checkPassed on April 30, 2024
Question
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
Status
Passed
Type
Roll Call Vote
Roll Call Vote
A vote that records the individual position of each Member who voted. Such votes occurring on the House floor (by the "yeas and nays" or by "recorded vote") are taken by electronic device. The Senate has no electronic voting system; in such votes, Senators answer "yea" or "nay" as the clerk calls each name aloud. Each vote is compiled by clerks and receives a roll call number (referenced in Congress.gov as a "Record Vote" [Senate] or "Roll no." [House]).
Roll Call Type
2/3 Yea-And-Nay
Roll Number
157
House Roll Call Votes
Summary

Abandoned Well Remediation Research and Development Act

This bill requires the Department of Energy (DOE) to establish a research, development, and demonstration program concerning abandoned oil and gas wells. Under the program, DOE must work to improve (1) data collection on the location of abandoned oil or gas wells; (2) the plugging, remediation, reclamation, and repurposing of the wells; and (3) strategies to mitigate potential environmental impacts of documented and undocumented abandoned wells. The program terminates after five years.

Text (4)
Referred in Senate
May 1, 2024
Engrossed in House
April 30, 2024
Reported in House
September 22, 2023
Introduced in House
July 25, 2023
Related Bills (1)
Feb 15, 2023
Introduced in Senate
5
Sponsorship
Senate Bill 429
Abandoned Well Remediation Research and Development 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.
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CRS
Actions (15)
05/01/2024
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
04/30/2024
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
04/30/2024
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 333 - 75 (Roll no. 157). (text: 04/29/2024 CR H2656)
04/30/2024
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 333 - 75 (Roll no. 157). (text: 04/29/2024 CR H2656)
04/30/2024
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2713-2714)
04/29/2024
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
04/29/2024
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4877.
04/29/2024
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2656-2658)
04/29/2024
Mr. Lucas moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
09/22/2023
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 175.
09/22/2023
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. H. Rept. 118-215.
07/27/2023
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 35 - 0.
07/27/2023
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
07/25/2023
Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
07/25/2023
Introduced in House
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