To amend title 49, United States Code, to modify requirements relating to the availability of pipeline safety regulatory documents, and for other purposes.
Latest action · Aug 9, 2013 Became Public Law No: 113-30.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJun 28, 2013
- Passed HouseJul 16, 2013
- Passed SenateAug 1, 2013
- To the PresidentAug 6, 2013
- Became lawAug 9, 2013Public Law 113-30
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Revises certain minimum pipeline safety standards requirements to delay from January 3, 2012, to January 3, 2015, the requirement that the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) issue a regulation that incorporates by reference any pipeline safety regulatory documents or portions only if such documents are made available to the public, free of charge, on an Internet website.
Eliminates the prohibition against issuing guidance unless such requirements are met.
Eliminates also the restriction that such documents be made available to the public only on the Internet.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 354 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Passed405–2 | Jul 16, 2013 |
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jun 28, 2013.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-PA | Bill Shuster | Original | Jun 28, 2013 |
| D-FL | Corrine Brown | Original | Jun 28, 2013 |
| D-WV | Nick J. Rahall II | Original | Jun 28, 2013 |
Committees 3
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Referred Jun 28, 2013Markup Jul 10, 2013Reported Jul 16, 2013 |
| Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee | Referred Jul 1, 2013Discharged Jul 10, 2013 | |
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Jun 28, 2013Discharged Jul 16, 2013 |
| Energy Subcommittee | Referred Jul 5, 2013 | |
| Senate | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Referred Jul 17, 2013Discharged Aug 2, 2013 |
Actions 25
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Aug 9, 2013Signed by President.
- Aug 9, 2013Became Public Law No: 113-30.
- Aug 6, 2013Presented to President.
- Aug 2, 2013Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Aug 1, 2013Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S6257)
- Aug 1, 2013Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6257)
- Aug 1, 2013Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- Jul 17, 2013Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- Jul 16, 2013Reported by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 113-152, Part I.
- Jul 16, 2013Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.
- Jul 16, 2013Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 110.
- Jul 16, 2013Mr. Petri moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Jul 16, 2013Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4495-4501)
- Jul 16, 2013DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2576.
- Jul 16, 2013At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
- Jul 16, 2013Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4501-4502)
- Jul 16, 2013Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 405 - 2 (Roll no. 354). (text: CR H4495)
- Jul 16, 2013Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Jul 10, 2013Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Discharged.
- Jul 10, 2013Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jul 10, 2013Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
- Jul 5, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
- Jul 1, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
- Jun 28, 2013Introduced in House
- Jun 28, 2013Referred 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.
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S6258 | Harry Reid D-NV | Aug 1, 2013 |
| House | Debate and remarks H4495–H4501Text printed H4495Recorded votes H4502modify | Corrine Brown D-FL, Dina Titus D-NV, Eddie Bernice Johnson D-TX, Thomas E. Petri R-WI | Jul 16, 2013 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H4176.
CRS reports 2
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 2
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| 97-1011 | Salaries of Members of Congress: Recent Actions and Historical Tables | Report | May 6, 2026 |
| R41456 | SBA Small Business Investment Company Program | Report | Apr 7, 2022 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 49, United States Code, to modify requirements relating to the availability of pipeline safety regulatory documents, and for other purposes.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
Text 5
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Jul 17, 2013Referred in Senate
- Jul 16, 2013Reported in House
- Jul 16, 2013Engrossed in House
- Jun 28, 2013Introduced in House
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