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Jared Huffman (D-CA)

FRESHER Act of 2025

H.R. 6090 · House bill Environmental Protection

A Democratic bill with 22 Democratic cosponsors · See all 22 cosponsors

Last activity — Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

In committee

Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.

The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

What this bill would do

This bill is known as the FRESHER Act of 2025. It changes how certain industrial activities are handled under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act. Specifically, it removes a limitation on permit requirements regarding stormwater runoff from oil, gas, and mining operations. It also requires the Secretary of the Interior to study stormwater impacts related to oil or gas operations. Finally, the bill directs the Secretary to submit a report on these study results to Congress within one year of enactment.

Yes· 3 of 9

  • Scored +5

    Would people in rural areas be better off under this?

    Provides critical analysis of groundwater contamination in areas likely to be impacted by oil and gas runoff.

  • Scored +4

    Would farmers be better off under this?

    Protects the aquifers and groundwater essential for agricultural operations.

  • Scored +4

    Does this better protect air, water and wildlife?

    Directs a study on groundwater and aquifer contamination from oil and gas stormwater runoff.

The opposite

  • Scored -2

    Would business owners be better off under this?

    Potential for increased scrutiny and regulation of oil and gas operations.