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119-hr-6080119th Congress
CLEANER Act of 2025
Sponsored By: Representative Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14]
Introduced
Summary
Treat drilling fluids, produced waters, and other wastes from oil, gas, and geothermal production as hazardous waste when they meet the law's criteria. This bill would require EPA to decide which of those wastes meet hazardous-waste criteria and to write rules controlling them and tightening standards for facilities that receive non-listed wastes.
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- Families and nearby communities would see stronger protections at disposal sites, including groundwater monitoring, stricter siting rules, corrective action, and financial assurance to help detect and address contamination.
- Energy companies that generate drilling fluids or produced waters could have those wastes listed as hazardous and then be subject to hazardous-waste treatment, storage, and disposal rules, although EPA may tailor requirements to the wastes' special characteristics.
- Facilities that accept non-listed oil, gas, or geothermal wastes would face revised federal criteria for operation, monitoring, cleanup, and acceptable locations to better protect health and the environment.
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Would tighten EPA rules on drilling waste
If enacted, the EPA would have 1 year to decide if drilling fluids, produced water, and other oil, gas, and geothermal wastes are hazardous. If they meet the test, the EPA would list them and set handling and disposal rules under Subtitle C, tailored as needed while protecting health and the environment. For wastes not listed as hazardous, the EPA would, within 1 year, update rules for sites that take them. Those updates would require groundwater monitoring, limits on where facilities can be located, cleanup plans, and financial assurance.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14]
FL • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8]
VA • D
Sponsored 11/18/2025
Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7]
IN • D
Sponsored 11/18/2025
Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6]
IL • D
Sponsored 11/18/2025
Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9]
NY • D
Sponsored 11/18/2025
Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]
TN • D
Sponsored 11/18/2025
Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1]
CO • D
Sponsored 11/18/2025
Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10]
CA • D
Sponsored 11/18/2025
Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2]
CA • D
Sponsored 11/18/2025
Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7]
WA • D
Sponsored 11/18/2025
Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17]
CA • D
Sponsored 11/18/2025
Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2]
MA • D
Sponsored 11/18/2025
Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6]
NY • D
Sponsored 11/18/2025
Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25]
NY • D
Sponsored 11/18/2025
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
Sponsored 11/18/2025
Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2]
WI • D
Sponsored 11/18/2025
Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]
IL • D
Sponsored 11/18/2025
Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32]
CA • D
Sponsored 11/18/2025
Rep. Simon, Lateefah [D-CA-12]
CA • D
Sponsored 11/18/2025
Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9]
WA • D
Sponsored 11/18/2025
Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13]
MI • D
Sponsored 11/18/2025
Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12]
MI • D
Sponsored 11/18/2025
Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52]
CA • D
Sponsored 11/18/2025
Rep. Lee, Summer L. [D-PA-12]
PA • D
Sponsored 1/30/2026
Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5]
CT • D
Sponsored 9/24/2026
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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