Pipeline and LNG Facility Cybersecurity Preparedness Act
Latest action · Nov 20, 2019 Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Discharged.
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.
- IntroducedJan 9, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Pipeline and LNG Facility Cybersecurity Preparedness Act
This bill requires the Department of Energy to implement a program to ensure the security, resiliency, and survivability of natural gas pipelines, hazardous liquid pipelines, and liquefied natural gas facilities.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 9, 2019 to Jun 3, 2019; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IA | David Loebsack | Original | Jan 9, 2019 |
| D-NJ | Jefferson Van Drew | Jun 3, 2019 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Jan 9, 2019Markup Jul 17, 2019Reported Nov 20, 2019 |
| Energy Subcommittee | Referred Jan 25, 2019Markup May 16, 2019Reported May 16, 2019 | |
| House | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Referred Nov 20, 2019Discharged Nov 20, 2019 |
| Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee | Referred Nov 20, 2019Discharged Nov 20, 2019 |
Actions 13
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 20, 2019Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 116-303, Part I.
- Nov 20, 2019Referred sequentially to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure for a period ending not later than Nov. 20, 2019 for consideration of such provisions of the bill as fall within the jurisdiction of that committee pursuant to clause 1(r) of rule X.
- Nov 20, 2019Committee on Transportation discharged.
- Nov 20, 2019Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 244.
- Nov 20, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
- Nov 20, 2019Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Discharged.
- Jul 17, 2019Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jul 17, 2019Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
- May 16, 2019Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- May 16, 2019Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
- Jan 25, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
- Jan 9, 2019Introduced in House
- Jan 9, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Jan 9, 2020H.R. 370, Pipeline and LNG Facility Cybersecurity Preparedness ActAs reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on November 20, 2019
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 4, January 9, 2019, page H359.
Printed hearings 4
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 116-52 | KEEPING THE LIGHTS ON: ADDRESSING CYBER THREATS TO THE GRID97 pages | Energy and Commerce Committee | Jul 12, 2019 |
| Serial No. 116-48 | LEGISLATIVE SOLUTIONS TO MAKE OUR NATION'S PIPELINES SAFER207 pages | Energy and Commerce Committee | Jun 19, 2019 |
| Serial No. 116-33 | THE FISCAL YEAR 2020 DOE BUDGET91 pages | Energy and Commerce Committee | May 9, 2019 |
| Serial No. 116-28 | THE STATE OF PIPELINE SAFETY AND SECURITY IN AMERICA176 pages | Energy and Commerce Committee | May 1, 2019 |
CRS reports 3
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 3
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R46414 | Rail Transportation of Liquefied Natural Gas: Safety and Regulation Archived | Report | Jul 28, 2020 |
| R45701 | Selected Homeland Security Issues in the 116th Congress Archived | Report | Nov 26, 2019 |
| IN11060 | Pipeline Security: Homeland Security Issues in the 116th Congress Archived | Insight | Mar 1, 2019 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 300 | Pipeline and LNG Facility Cybersecurity Preparedness Act | Identical bill | Jan 31, 2019 |
| HR 3078 | Pipeline and LNG Facility Cybersecurity Preparedness Act | Reintroduced Bill | Jun 10, 2021 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To require the Secretary of Energy to carry out a program relating to physical security and cybersecurity for pipelines and liquefied natural gas facilities.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Pipeline and LNG Facility Cybersecurity Preparedness Act
- Short Title(s) as Reported to House
- Pipeline and LNG Facility Cybersecurity Preparedness Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Energy.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 20, 2019Reported in House
- Jan 9, 2019Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
