Methane Pollution Accountability Act
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- 4
- Latest action
- Aug 6, 2026
What it does
The Methane Pollution Accountability Act would require that royalties on gas produced from federal lands and the outer Continental Shelf be assessed on all gas extracted, including gas lost through venting, flaring, or negligent releases during upstream operations, for leases issued after the bill’s enactment. It includes limited exceptions for emergency venting or flaring (up to 48 hours), gas used on-site for lease operations, and unavoidable losses. The bill also directs the Bureau of Land Management to enforce a specific 2024 waste prevention rule and prohibits finalizing certain proposed or revised rules unless they further reduce natural gas waste or improve air quality and public…
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Where it stands
Introduced (Done)
Committee (Current step)
Floor (Not started)
Law (Not started)
What moved
Who is involved
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
Where it goes next
While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money.