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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.
Action Timeline
2025-11-29
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
2025-11-18
Introduced in House
2025-11-18
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
2025-11-18
Introduced in House
Frequently Asked Questions
Did HR.6090 pass?
HR.6090 is still alive. Current stage: COMMITTEE. Pass likelihood: pending.
What does HR.6090 do?
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 ope…
Who sponsored HR.6090?
HR.6090 was sponsored by Jared Huffman (D-California).
Full Bill Text
119 HR 6090 IH: Focused Reduction of Effluence and Stormwater runoff through Hydrofracking Environmental Regulation Act of 2025 U.S. House of Representatives 2025-11-18 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6090 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 18, 2025 Mr. Huffman (for himself, Mr. Beyer , Ms. Castor of Florida , Ms. Jayapal , Ms. Schakowsky , Ms. Tlaib , Mr. Pocan , Mr. Vargas , Ms. Norton , Mr. Smith of Washington , Mr. Cohen , Mr. Thanedar , Mr. Morelle , Mr. DeSaulnier , Mr. Casten , Mr. Carson , Mr. McGovern , Mr. Sherman , Ms. Simon , Ms. Clarke of New York , and Ms. DeGette ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act and direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study with respect to stormwater runoff from oil and gas operations, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Focused Reduction of Effluence and Stormwater runoff through Hydrofracking Environmental Regulation Act of 2025 or the FRESHER Act of 2025 . 2. Stormwater runoff from oil, gas, and mining operations (a) Limitation on permit requirement Section 402(l) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1342 ) is amended by striking paragraph (2) and redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2). (b) Definitions Section 502 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1362 ) is amended— (1) by striking paragraph (24); and (2) by redesignating paragraphs (25) through (27) as paragraphs (24) through (26), respectively. (c) Study (1) In general The Secretary of the Interior shall conduct a study of stormwater impacts with respect to any area that the Secretary determines may be contaminated by stormwater runoff associated with oil or gas operations, which shall include— (A) an analysis of measurable contamination in such area; (B) an analysis of ground water resources in such area; and (C) an analysis of the susceptibility of aquifers in such area to contamination from stormwater runoff associated with such operations. (2) Report Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the results of the study conducted under paragraph (1).
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