118th Congress (2023–2025) · House bill · Sponsor: Rep. Lee, Summer L. [D-PA-12]
This page covers HR4877 in the 118th Congress. Bill numbers start over every Congress, so HR4877 in another Congress is a different bill.
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Roll-call votes | 1 |
| Chamber | House |
| Latest vote | 2024-04-30: Passed |
| Latest action | 2024-05-01: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. |
| Policy area | Environmental Protection |
| Official record | Congress.gov |
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.
Subjects: Air quality, Alternative and renewable resources, Climate change and greenhouse gases, Electric power generation and transmission, Environmental assessment, monitoring, research, Research and development, Water storage, Water use and supply
Every recorded vote on this bill, newest first, with a link to the official tally. Member-by-member positions are on each member’s profile.
| Date | Chamber | Question | Result | Yea | Nay | Not voting | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-30 | House | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Passed | 284 | 67 | 14 | Official tally |
HR4877 (Abandoned Well Remediation Research and Development Act) was introduced in the 118th Congress (2023–2025) by Rep. Lee, Summer L. [D-PA-12].
On 2024-05-01: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
1 recorded vote in the 118th Congress. The most recent, on 2024-04-30, was "2/3 Yea-And-Nay": Passed.