Lummis introduced the Protect Domestic Oil and Gas Small Business Act to safeguard small, independent energy producers from federal methane reporting and emissions control requirements, writing a clear exclusion for stripper wells into law.
Introduce legislation to exempt stripper wells from federal methane reporting and emissions control requirements for small, independent energy producers.
Occurrences
Evidence
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The report says Sen. Cynthia Lummis and Rep. August Pfluger introduced the Protect Domestic Oil and Gas Small Business Act, which would exempt marginal wells from federal monitoring, reporting, leak-detection, and related emissions requirements.
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GovInfo lists S. 4619 as introduced in the Senate on May 21, 2026 by Cynthia M. Lummis and referred to the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works. The bill title says it would amend the Clean Air Act to exclude marginal wells from certain standards and requirements.
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The introduced bill text defines marginal wells using low production thresholds and provides that Clean Air Act Section 111 standards, monitoring, reporting, recordkeeping, fugitive-emissions surveys, leak detection or repair, and emissions measurement requirements shall not apply to marginal wells or their owners/operators.
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“Last Action Date Listed May 21, 2026”
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“EXEMPTION FOR MARGINAL WELLS”
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“Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) today introduced The Protect Domestic Oil and Gas Small Business Act”
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"Last Action Date Listed May 21, 2026 Action Ms. Lummis (for herself, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Daines, Mr. Moran, Mr. Ricketts, and Mr. Lee) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works"
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"No standard of performance or guideline prescribed by the Administrator under subsection (b) or (d)(2), including in any regulation issued by the Administrator under either subsection, and no requirement for monitoring, reporting, recordkeeping, conducting a fugitive emission survey, detecting or repairing leaks, estimating or measuring emissions, or any other related requirement"
Assessments
Lummis fulfilled the specific promised action by introducing S. 4619, the Protect Domestic Oil and Gas Small Business Act of 2026, in the Senate on May 21, 2026. The bill text matches the promise by exempting marginal/stripper wells and their owners or operators from Clean Air Act methane-related standards, monitoring, reporting, recordkeeping, leak detection and repair, surveys, and emissions measurement requirements. Because the promise was to introduce legislation rather than secure enactment, introduction during her current Senate term counts as delivery in the same term.
The promise was to introduce legislation, not to enact it. Evidence indicates Sen. Cynthia Lummis co-introduced the Protect Domestic Oil and Gas Small Business Act to exempt marginal/stripper wells from federal methane monitoring, reporting, leak-detection, and related emissions requirements for small producers. That matches the promised action and substance, so the pledge is fulfilled once the bill was introduced during her current Senate service.