# 119-hr-8990: Protect Domestic Oil and Gas Small Business Act of 2026

119-hr-8990, Protect Domestic Oil and Gas Small Business Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Pfluger, August [R-TX-11] (R-TX); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-30).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-8990
- Congress: 119
- Title: Protect Domestic Oil and Gas Small Business Act of 2026
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-05-21
- Sponsor: Rep. Pfluger, August [R-TX-11] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 29
- Policy area: Environmental Protection
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-30

## Summary

**This bill would exclude marginal oil and gas wells and their owners or operators from federal performance standards under the Clean Air Act.** - Owners and operators of wells that average at most 15 barrels of oil per day (or 15 barrels oil equivalent) or at most 90,000 cubic feet of gas per day would be exempt from applicable standards and from monitoring, reporting, record-keeping, leak detection, emission estimation, measurement, and similar compliance duties. A "well site" covers the well and associated on-site equipment but stops at the point of custody transfer. - State air quality plans could not require performance standards for marginal wells. If a state revises a plan to remove such a standard, the Environmental Protection Agency would have 180 days to act on that revision or it would be deemed approved. - The Environmental Protection Agency would have 180 days after enactment to revise regulations and guidance to implement the change, and any pending enforcement actions tied to those standards for marginal wells would be terminated.

## Cosponsors (29)

- Rep. Downing, Troy [R-MT-2] (R-MT), 2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Zinke, Ryan K. [R-MT-1] (R-MT), 2026-09-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Arrington, Jodey C. [R-TX-19] (R-TX), 2026-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14] (R-TX), 2026-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Latta, Robert E. [R-OH-5] (R-OH), 2026-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ellzey, Jake [R-TX-6] (R-TX), 2026-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Goldman, Craig A. [R-TX-12] (R-TX), 2026-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fedorchak, Julie [R-ND-At Large] (R-ND), 2026-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Balderson, Troy [R-OH-12] (R-OH), 2026-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Williams, Roger [R-TX-25] (R-TX), 2026-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Evans, Gabe [R-CO-8] (R-CO), 2026-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mann, Tracey [R-KS-1] (R-KS), 2026-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Estes, Ron [R-KS-4] (R-KS), 2026-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carey, Mike [R-OH-15] (R-OH), 2026-05-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crenshaw, Dan [R-TX-2] (R-TX), 2026-05-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Langworthy, Nicholas A. [R-NY-23] (R-NY), 2026-06-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bice, Stephanie I. [R-OK-5] (R-OK), 2026-06-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hunt, Wesley [R-TX-38] (R-TX), 2026-06-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lucas, Frank D. [R-OK-3] (R-OK), 2026-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moran, Nathaniel [R-TX-1] (R-TX), 2026-07-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McClintock, Tom [R-CA-5] (R-CA), 2026-07-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schmidt, Derek [R-KS-2] (R-KS), 2026-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28] (D-TX), 2026-07-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Laurel M. [R-FL-15] (R-FL), 2026-08-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Boebert, Lauren [R-CO-4] (R-CO), 2026-08-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fong, Vince [R-CA-20] (R-CA), 2026-08-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-34] (D-TX), 2026-09-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA-9] (R-VA), 2026-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Palmer, Gary J. [R-AL-6] (R-AL), 2026-09-21T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Marginal well rules for small operators: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would exclude "marginal wells" from Clean Air Act section 111 performance standards and related rules. A marginal well would be one averaging no more than 15 barrels of oil per day (or 15 barrels oil equivalent using 6,000 cubic feet per barrel) or no more than 90,000 cubic fee…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-8990 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8990)

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- [119-hr-703: Main Street Tax Certainty Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-703)
- [119-hr-1628: 761st Tank Battalion Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1628)
- [119-hr-38: Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-38)
- [119-hr-452: Miracle on Ice Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-452)
- [119-hr-1422: Enhanced Iran Sanctions Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1422)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8990 (as of 2026-09-30).