Protect Vulnerable Immigrant Youth Act

House Bill

H.R. 3763

119th Congress

Protect Vulnerable Immigrant Youth Act

In Committee

Introduced:Jun 5, 2025

Primary Sponsor

Eric A. "Rick" Crawford

Representative

Republican

AR-1

Cosponsors

2

Quick Stats

Policy Area

Environmental Protection

Summary

The Farmers Undertake Environmental Land Stewardship (FUELS) Act would increase the threshold for when farms need to have an oil spill prevention plan certified by a professional engineer. Currently, farms with over 20,000 gallons of above-ground oil storage must have a certified plan, but this bill would raise that threshold to 40,000 gallons. It would also make it easier for some smaller farms to self-certify their plans or avoid having a plan altogether.

Latest Action

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

SponsorEric A. "Rick" Crawford (R-AR)

Introduced6/5/2025

StatusReferred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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Protect Vulnerable Immigrant Youth Act

The Farmers Undertake Environmental Land Stewardship (FUELS) Act would increase the threshold for when farms need to have an oil spill prevention plan certified by a professional engineer. Currently, farms with over 20,000 gallons of above-ground oil storage m

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The Farmers Undertake Environmental Land Stewardship (FUELS) Act would increase the threshold for when farms need to have an oil spill prevention plan certified by a professional engineer. Currently, farms with over 20,000 gallons of above-ground oil storage must have a certified plan, but this bill would raise that threshold to 40,000 gallons. It would also make it easier for some smaller farms to self-certify their plans or avoid having a plan altogether.

Bill Number: 3763
Sponsor: Eric A. "Rick" Crawford (R-AR)
Introduced: 6/5/2025
Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Policy Area: Environmental Protection

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Title: Protect Vulnerable Immigrant Youth Act
Bill Number: 3763
Sponsor: Eric A. "Rick" Crawford (R-AR)
Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced: 6/5/2025
Summary: The Farmers Undertake Environmental Land Stewardship (FUELS) Act would increase the threshold for when farms need to have an oil spill prevention plan certified by a professional engineer. Currently, farms with over 20,000 gallons of above-ground oil storage must have a certified plan, but this bill

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Plain-English explanation of this bill

The Farmers Undertake Environmental Land Stewardship (FUELS) Act would increase the threshold for when farms need to have an oil spill prevention plan certified by a professional engineer. Currently, farms with over 20,000 gallons of above-ground oil storage must have a certified plan, but this bill would raise that threshold to 40,000 gallons. It would also make it easier for some smaller farms to self-certify their plans or avoid having a plan altogether.

Last updated: 12/30/2025

Official Summary

Congressional Research Service summary

Farmers Undertake Environmental Land Stewardship Act or the FUELS Act This bill increases thresholds for requiring a farm to have a plan to address oil spills. Currently, regulations require a farm to have an oil spill control and prevention plan that is certified by a professional engineer if the farm's aboveground oil storage capacity is above a certain threshold or if the farm has a reportable oil discharge history. A farm with lower aboveground storage capacity and no reportable history is either allowed to self-certify its plan or not required to have a plan at all, depending on the farm's storage capacity.     Under the bill, the Environmental Protection Agency must require a farm to have a professionally certified plan if the farm has an aggregate aboveground oil storage capacity of 40,000 gallons or more, whereas the current threshold is 20,000 gallons. The bill also raises the aggregate capacity thresholds at which a farm with no reportable oil discharge history may self-certify its plan or is not required to have a plan. The bill also limits when a farm's aboveground oil storage containers on separate parcels shall count toward the farm's oil storage capacity for the purposes of these thresholds.

Key Points

Main provisions of the bill

Raises the threshold for when farms need a professionally certified oil spill prevention plan from 20,000 gallons of above-ground storage to 40,000 gallons.
Increases the thresholds at which farms with no oil spill history can self-certify their plans or avoid needing a plan altogether.
Limits when a farm's oil storage on separate parcels counts towards the total storage capacity for these requirements.

How This Impacts Americans

Potential effects on citizens and communities

This bill would primarily impact mid-sized to large farms, making it easier for them to avoid the costs and requirements of having a certified oil spill prevention plan. It could reduce environmental protections and increase the risk of oil spills on farmland, which could harm local ecosystems and water supplies.

Policy Areas

Primary Policy Area

Environmental Protection

Related Subjects

Agricultural conservation and pollution

Energy storage, supplies, demand

Environmental regulatory procedures

Farmland

Motor fuels

Oil and gas

Pollution liability

Water quality

Scope & Jurisdiction

Jurisdiction Level

federal

Congressional Session

119th Congress

Citation Reference

3763, 119th Congress (2025). "Protect Vulnerable Immigrant Youth Act". Source: Voter's Right Platform. https://votersright.org/bills/118-hr-3763

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