FRESHER Act of 2025

Sponsored byRep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2]CA· Introduced 18 November 2025

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

29 November 2025·7 months ago

Summary

Introduced in House · Updated 10 April 2026

Focused Reduction of Effluence and Stormwater runoff through Hydrofracking Environmental Regulation Act of 2025 or the FRESHER Act of 2025

This bill addresses stormwater runoff from mining, oil, or gas operations. Specifically, it eliminates a prohibition on the Environmental Protection Agency from requiring a permit under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System for discharges of certain collected, uncontaminated stormwater runoff from mining operations or oil and gas operations.

In addition, the Department of the Interior must study stormwater runoff associated with oil or gas operations, including an analysis of (1) measurable contamination, (2) groundwater resources, and (3) the susceptibility of aquifers to contamination from stormwater runoff associated with the operations.

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4 actions

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
29 November 2025 · Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
18 November 2025 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
18 November 2025 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
18 November 2025 · IntroReferral

Sponsorship

21 cosponsors

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Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2]CA

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Democrat21100%

Democrat:Rep. Grijalva, Adelita S. [D-AZ-7]AZ
Democrat:Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13]MI
Democrat:Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10]CA
Democrat:Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9]NY
Democrat:Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9]WA
Democrat:Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7]WA
Democrat:Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8]VA
Democrat:Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6]IL
Democrat:Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25]NY
Democrat:Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32]CA
Democrat:Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14]FL
Democrat:Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7]IN
Democrat:Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12]MI
Democrat:Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52]CA
Democrat:Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]TN
Democrat:Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]IL
Democrat:Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2]WI
Democrat:Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2]MA
Democrat:Rep. Simon, Lateefah [D-CA-12]CA
Democrat:Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1]CO
Democrat:Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]DC

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Environmental Protection

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