II 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1947 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 13, 2023 Mr. Merkley (for himself, Mr. Whitehouse , Mr. Padilla , and Mr. Heinrich ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works A BILL To direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to conduct a measurement-based national methane research pilot study to quantify methane emissions from certain oil and gas infrastructure, and for other purposes.