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H.R. 3909

U.S. HouseIn House Committee

Summary

H.R. 3909, the FUELS Act, was introduced in the House on Jun 11, 2025 by Rep. Eric Crawford (R) with 2 co-sponsors. It was referred to Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, and last saw action on Jun 13, 2025: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.


Record

Text

H.R. 3909 has 2 co-sponsors.

hb3909/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 3909 IH: Farmers Undertake Environmental Land Stewardship Act
U.S. House of Representatives
2025-06-11
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Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3909 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 11, 2025 Mr. Crawford (for himself and Mr. Graves ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL
To amend the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 with respect to the application of the Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure rule to certain farms, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the Farmers Undertake Environmental Land Stewardship Act or the FUELS Act .
2.
Applicability of Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure rule
Section 1049 of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 ( 33 U.S.C. 1361 note) is amended—
(1)
in subsection (b)—
(A)
in paragraph (1)(B), by striking 20,000 and inserting 42,000 ;
(B)
by amending paragraph (2)(A) to read as follows:
(A)
an aggregate aboveground storage capacity greater than 10,000 gallons but less than 42,000 gallons; and
;
(C)
in paragraph (3)—
(i)
by amending subparagraph (A) to read as follows:
(A)
with an aggregate aboveground storage capacity of less than or equal to 10,000 gallons; and
; and
(ii)
in subparagraph (B), by striking ; and and inserting a period; and
(D)
by striking paragraph (4);
(2)
in subsection (c)(2)(A)—
(A)
in clause (i), by striking 1,000 and inserting 1,320 ; and
(B)
in clause (ii), by striking 2,500 and inserting 3,000 ; and
(3)
by striking subsection (d).

Tracker

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  1. Introduced2025-06-11
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

To amend the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 with respect to the application of the Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure rule to certain farms, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. Eric Crawford (R) sponsors H.R. 3909, and 2 members have co-sponsored it, 1 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 3909 went before 2 committees: Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee and Transportation and Infrastructure.

Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee
Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee
Referred to · Jun 13, 2025 · 85 Bills
Transportation and Infrastructure
Transportation and Infrastructure
Referred To · Jun 11, 2025 · 156 Bills

Actions

H.R. 3909 has taken 3 actions since Jun 11, 2025, the latest on Jun 13, 2025.

ChamberAction
Jun 13, 2025
House
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee
Jun 11, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Jun 11, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.Transportation and Infrastructure Committee

Votes

H.R. 3909 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 3909 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

  • FUELS Act — Display Title
  • FUELS Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • Farmers Undertake Environmental Land Stewardship Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To amend the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 with respect to the application of the Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure rule to certain farms, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 1 registered lobbyist who named H.R. 3909 in 4 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Agriculture, Animals, Banking, Budget/Appropriations, Clean Air and Water (quality), Chemicals/Chemical Industry, Economics/Economic Development, Education.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
PENNSYLVANIA FARM BUREAUPennsylvania14

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
PENNSYLVANIA FARM BUREAU14

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
BAILEY FISHER (THUMM)114

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
PENNSYLVANIA FARM BUREAUPENNSYLVANIA FARM BUREAU2025 third_quarter$20K3rd Quarter - Report
PENNSYLVANIA FARM BUREAUPENNSYLVANIA FARM BUREAU2026 first_quarter$10K1st Quarter - Amendme…
PENNSYLVANIA FARM BUREAUPENNSYLVANIA FARM BUREAU2026 first_quarter$10K1st Quarter - Report
PENNSYLVANIA FARM BUREAUPENNSYLVANIA FARM BUREAU2025 fourth_quarter$10K4th Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 3909 under Environmental Protection, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 3909’s is Environmental Protection.

hr3909/policy-areas.txt
Environmental ProtectionAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

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