Cell-Site Simulator Warrant Act of 2025

House Bill

H.R. 4811

119th Congress

Cell-Site Simulator Warrant Act of 2025

In Committee

Introduced:Jul 29, 2025

Primary Sponsor

Lloyd Doggett

Representative

Democratic

TX-37

Cosponsors

22

Quick Stats

Policy Area

Environmental Protection

Summary

This bill requires companies doing hydraulic fracturing (fracking) to test for and report on any contamination of underground drinking water sources caused by their operations. It applies to all fracking activities related to oil, gas, or geothermal energy production, unless there are no accessible drinking water sources within a mile of the fracking site.

Latest Action

Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials.

SponsorLloyd Doggett (D-TX)

Introduced7/29/2025

StatusReferred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Intelligence (Perma

ChamberHouse

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Cell-Site Simulator Warrant Act of 2025

This bill requires companies doing hydraulic fracturing (fracking) to test for and report on any contamination of underground drinking water sources caused by their operations. It applies to all fracking activities related to oil, gas, or geothermal energy pro

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This bill requires companies doing hydraulic fracturing (fracking) to test for and report on any contamination of underground drinking water sources caused by their operations. It applies to all fracking activities related to oil, gas, or geothermal energy production, unless there are no accessible drinking water sources within a mile of the fracking site.

Bill Number: 4811
Sponsor: Lloyd Doggett (D-TX)
Introduced: 7/29/2025
Status: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Intelligence (Perma
Policy Area: Environmental Protection

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Fact Sheet

Title: Cell-Site Simulator Warrant Act of 2025
Bill Number: 4811
Sponsor: Lloyd Doggett (D-TX)
Status: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Intelligence (Perma
Introduced: 7/29/2025
Summary: This bill requires companies doing hydraulic fracturing (fracking) to test for and report on any contamination of underground drinking water sources caused by their operations. It applies to all fracking activities related to oil, gas, or geothermal energy production, unless there are no accessible

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Plain-English explanation of this bill

This bill requires companies doing hydraulic fracturing (fracking) to test for and report on any contamination of underground drinking water sources caused by their operations. It applies to all fracking activities related to oil, gas, or geothermal energy production, unless there are no accessible drinking water sources within a mile of the fracking site.

Last updated: 12/30/2025

Official Summary

Congressional Research Service summary

Safe Hydration is an American Right in Energy Development Act of 2023 This bill requires hydraulic fracturing operations to test for and report on underground sources of drinking water that are contaminated by such operations. Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, is a process to extract underground resources such as oil or gas from a geologic formation by injecting water, a propping agent (e.g., sand), and chemical additives into a well under enough pressure to fracture the geological formation. Specifically, this bill revises requirements governing state underground injection control programs. In order to obtain primary enforcement responsibility for such programs, states must prohibit the underground injection of fluids or propping agents pursuant to hydraulic fracturing operations related to oil, gas, or geothermal production activities unless the hydraulic fracturing operations agree to test for and report on contamination of drinking water. Hydraulic fracturing operations are exempted from those testing and reporting requirements if there is no accessible underground source of drinking water within a radius of one mile of the site where the operations occur. The Environmental Protection Agency must establish and maintain a publicly accessible and searchable database of the testing results.

Key Points

Main provisions of the bill

Fracking companies must test for and report on any underground drinking water contamination caused by their operations.
States must prohibit fracking unless companies agree to the testing and reporting requirements.
The Environmental Protection Agency will maintain a public database of the test results.
Fracking operations are exempt from the requirements if there are no accessible drinking water sources within a mile of the site.

How This Impacts Americans

Potential effects on citizens and communities

This bill would impact communities near fracking sites, requiring companies to be more transparent about potential impacts on drinking water. It could lead to greater environmental protections and reduce the risk of water contamination for residents in fracking areas. The public database of test results would also increase access to information about the safety of local water supplies.

Policy Areas

Primary Policy Area

Environmental Protection

Related Subjects

Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Environmental assessment, monitoring, research

Environmental regulatory procedures

Government information and archives

Hazardous wastes and toxic substances

Oil and gas

Water quality

Scope & Jurisdiction

Jurisdiction Level

federal

Congressional Session

119th Congress

Citation Reference

4811, 119th Congress (2025). "Cell-Site Simulator Warrant Act of 2025". Source: Voter's Right Platform. https://votersright.org/bills/118-hr-4811

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