Safer Pipelines Act of 2019
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Just introduced
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Jun 24, 2019)
Safer Pipelines Act of 2019
This bill 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.
What just happenedNov 20, 2019
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Voice Vote.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseJun 24, 2019
- Nov 20, 2019Committee
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Voice Vote.
Energy and Commerce Committee - Nov 20, 2019Committee
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Energy and Commerce Committee - Jun 26, 2019Committee
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
Energy, Climate and Grid Security Subcommittee - Jun 26, 2019Committee
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Energy, Climate and Grid Security Subcommittee - Jun 25, 2019Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee - Jun 24, 2019Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
Energy, Climate and Grid Security Subcommittee - Jun 24, 2019IntroReferralH11100
Referred 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.
Energy and Commerce Committee - Jun 24, 2019IntroReferralH11100
Referred 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.
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee - Jun 24, 2019IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Jun 24, 2019IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House
- Jun 16, 2019Committee
Hearings Held by the Subcommittee on Energy Prior to Introduction and Referral.
Energy, Climate and Grid Security Subcommittee