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Requires hydraulic fracturing (fracking) operators to perform baseline and regular groundwater testing near operations, submit results to EPA within two weeks, and makes reported results publicly searchable by ZIP code. States must forbid underground injection for fracking unless the operator agrees to these testing and reporting requirements. Testing must be done by EPA-certified drinking water labs and include analytes the EPA Administrator identifies as indicators of fracking-related damage.
The bill increases drinking-water monitoring and public transparency near hydraulic-fracturing sites—boosting detection and community access to data—at the cost of added compliance expenses for operators and a risk of gaps or premature alarm from exemptions and rapid raw-data disclosure.
Residents living within ~0.5–1 mile of hydraulic fracturing (HF) sites receive baseline and recurring EPA-certified drinking-water testing, improving early detection of contamination and water-safety protections.
Local communities and the public gain a searchable EPA database of HF-related drinking-water test results by ZIP code, increasing transparency and local access to information about water quality.
HF operators and utilities face increased compliance costs from frequent certified-lab testing and rapid reporting requirements, likely raising operational expenses that could be passed on to consumers or affect small energy businesses.
A one-mile exemption when no accessible drinking-water source is found could leave some nearby residents effectively unprotected if access or source status is disputed.
Rapid public disclosure of raw test data may cause local alarm, misinterpretation of preliminary results, or negative property-market impacts before results are confirmed or contextualized.
Introduced November 18, 2025 by Janice D. Schakowsky · Last progress November 18, 2025