U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB10065: Methane Pollution Accountability Act
Status: In committee, August 6, 2026
To require certain royalties paid for gas produced from Federal land and on the outer Continental Shelf to be assessed on all gas produced, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To require certain royalties paid for gas produced from Federal land and on the outer Continental Shelf to be assessed on all gas produced, and for other purposes.
From the introduced text, August 6, 2026:
A BILL To require certain royalties paid for gas produced from Federal land and on the outer Continental Shelf to be assessed on all gas produced, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Methane Pollution Accountability Act . SECTION 2. Royalties on all extracted methane (a) In general For all leases issued after the date of enactment of this Act, except as provided in subsection (b), royalties paid for gas produced from Federal land and on the outer Continental Shelf shall be assessed on all gas produced, including all gas that is consumed or lost by venting, flaring, or negligent releases through any equipment during upstream operations. (b) Exception Subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to-- (1) gas vented or flared for not longer than 48 hours in an emergency situation that poses a danger to human health, safety, or the environment; (2) gas used or consumed within the area of the lease, unit, or communitized area for the benefit of the lease, unit, or communitized area; or (3) gas that is unavoidably lost. SECTION 3. Waste prevention, production subject to royalties, and resource conservation The Director of the Bureau of Land Management shall enforce the final rule entitled Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and Resource Conservation and published on …
Sponsors
- Luz Rivas (D, HD-CA-29) · primary sponsor
- Jared Huffman (D, HD-CA-2)
- Norton, Eleanor (D, HD-000)
- Julia Brownley (D, HD-CA-26)
Latest actions
- : Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Energy
Common questions
- What is HB10065?
- HB10065 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Methane Pollution Accountability Act.
- What does HB10065 do?
- In its own words: To require certain royalties paid for gas produced from Federal land and on the outer Continental Shelf to be assessed on all gas produced, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of HB10065?
- In committee as of August 6, 2026. Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. (August 6, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB10065?
- Luz Rivas (D, HD-CA-29), with 3 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB10065?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10065
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