Pipeline Modernization and Consumer Protection Act
Latest action · Mar 28, 2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
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.
- IntroducedMar 27, 2014
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Pipeline Modernization and Consumer Protection Act - Requires each operator of a gas pipeline facility, in accordance with an integrity management program, if applicable, to accelerate the repair, rehabilitation, and replacement of gas piping or equipment that is leaking or may pose high risk of leaking.
Requires each state regulatory authority and each nonregulated gas utility, in complying with such requirements, to: (1) develop prioritized timelines to repair or replace all leaking or high-risk piping or equipment, and (2) require use of best available technology to detect gas leaks.
Directs the Administrator of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration to issue non-binding best practices guidelines for identifying and classifying high-risk pipeline infrastructure and leaks for repair or replacement.
Directs the Administrator and the heads of other applicable federal agencies to work jointly to establish and publish forms that adopt a standard definition and methodology for calculating and reporting information on the causes of unaccounted-for gas.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Mar 27, 2014.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Mar 27, 2014 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 28, 2014Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
- Mar 28, 2014Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
- Mar 27, 2014Introduced in House
- Mar 27, 2014Referred 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.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1767 | Pipeline Modernization and Consumer Protection Act | Identical bill | Nov 21, 2013 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Climate change and greenhouse gases
- Department of Transportation
- Environmental technology
- Government information and archives
- Intergovernmental relations
- Oil and gas
- Pipelines
- State and local government operations
- Transportation and Public Works
- Transportation safety and security
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 27, 2014Introduced in House
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