US HB3432 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on June 16 2019 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2019-11-20 - Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Voice Vote.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Addresses pipeline safety with respect to natural gas and hazardous liquid pipelines. Among other things, the bill reauthorizes appropriations through FY2023 for pipeline safety activities; prioritizes assessment methods for transmission pipelines that can provide a greater level of safety than direct assessment, including the use of internal inspection devices or pressure testing; makes it mandatory for each operator of a transmission pipeline facility in a high consequence area to install automatic or remote shutoff valves; directs owners and operators of gas or hazardous liquid pipeline facilities to make critical operational information available to surrounding communities and first responders; increases civil penalties for violations and revises the criminal penalty standard from "knowingly and willfully" to "knowingly or recklessly"; and requires the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration to submit an annual report to Congress detailing its efforts to hire women, minorities, and veterans as inspectors since January 1, 2012.

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Title

Safer Pipelines Act of 2019

Sponsors

Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL]

History

DateChamberAction
2019-11-20HouseOrdered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Voice Vote.
2019-11-20HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2019-06-26HouseForwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
2019-06-26HouseSubcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2019-06-25HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
2019-06-24HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
2019-06-24HouseReferred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2019-06-24HouseReferred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2019-06-24HouseIntroduced in House
2019-06-16HouseHearings Held by the Subcommittee on Energy Prior to Introduction and Referral.

Same As/Similar To

HB4700 (Related) 2019-10-17 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
HB5120 (Related) 2020-12-17 - Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 545.

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