Congress 116 - HR 3432 - Safer Pipelines Act of 2019

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Summary

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.

Actions

Nov 20, 2019

Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Voice Vote.
Nov 20, 2019

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jun 26, 2019

Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
Jun 26, 2019

Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jun 25, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
Jun 24, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
Jun 24, 2019

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.
Jun 24, 2019

Introduced in House
Jun 16, 2019

Hearings Held by the Subcommittee on Energy Prior to Introduction and Referral.

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