US Congress Senate Bill 2469 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 16-1)
Status: Introduced on September 12 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-09-12 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Pending: Senate Commerce, Science, And Transportation Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Requires operators of distribution pipelines to use advanced leak detection technology to detect and repair leaking pipelines, including high sensitivity methane detectors mounted on a vehicle or aircraft that is equipped with global positioning system technology. The bill also requires operators to report to the Department of Transportation any event that involves a release of gas from a pipeline facility that results in an unintentional estimated gas loss of 50,000 cubic feet or more.

METHANE Act Methane Emissions from Transmission Harm American Neighborhoods and the Environment Act

Sen. Tom Udall [D-NM]	Sen. Thomas Carper [D-DE]	Sen. Cory Booker [D-NJ]	Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D-CA]
Sen. Kamala Harris [D-CA]	Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD]	Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA]	Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D-RI]
Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN]	Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR]	Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT]	Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY]
Sen. Mazie Hirono [D-HI]	Sen. Michael Bennet [D-CO]	Sen. Christopher Murphy [D-CT]	Sen. Angus King [I-ME]
Sen. Brian Schatz [D-HI]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-09-12	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/2469/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s2469/BILLS-116s2469is.pdf