3.0.0 5120 2023-01-11T13:44:06Z 2023-01-11T13:44:06Z House HR 2019-11-15 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 183 (Friday, November 15, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. DeFAZIO:H.R. 5120.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 1, Clause 3, and Clause 18 ofthe Constitution.[Page H8909]]]> hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif03 Energy, Climate and Grid Security Subcommittee Referred to 2019-11-18T16:50:08Z Discharged from 2020-12-17T16:29:11Z Referred to 2019-11-15T14:02:30Z hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw14 Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee Discharged from 2019-11-20T15:54:42Z Referred to 2019-11-18T14:26:35Z Reported by 2020-12-17T16:28:59Z Markup by 2019-11-20T15:57:39Z Referred to 2019-11-15T14:02:25Z H. Rept. 116-661 Safer Pipelines Act of 2019 116 3432 HR 2019-11-20 Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Voice Vote. Related bill CRS Pipeline Safety Act of 2019 116 4700 HR 2019-10-17 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy. Related bill CRS 2020-12-17 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 545. Calendars H12410 2 House floor actions U00545 2020-12-17 Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged. Discharge H12300 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2020-12-17 Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged. Committee 5500 9 Library of Congress hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2020-12-17 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 116-661, Part I. Committee H12200 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2020-12-17 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 116-661, Part I. Committee 5000 9 Library of Congress hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2019-11-20 hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 32 - 26. Committee 2019-11-20 hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2019-11-20 hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Discharged. Committee 2019-11-18 hsif03 Energy, Climate and Grid Security Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy. Committee 2019-11-18 hspw14 Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials. Committee 2019-11-15 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2019-11-15 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2019-11-15 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-11-15 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress D000191 Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] PETER DEFAZIO D OR A. 4 N P000034 Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6] FRANK PALLONE D NJ 6 2019-11-15 True N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2019-11-22 False Transportation and Public Works Accidents Administrative law and regulatory procedures Advanced technology and technological innovations Air quality Building construction Business records Civil actions and liability Climate change and greenhouse gases Congressional oversight Criminal procedure and sentencing Department of Transportation Earth sciences Emergency communications systems Emergency planning and evacuation Employee hiring Energy research Energy storage, supplies, demand Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Environmental health Environmental regulatory procedures First responders and emergency personnel Geography and mapping Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Intergovernmental relations Members of Congress Minority employment Natural disasters Oil and gas Pipelines Pollution liability Research administration and funding Research and development State and local government operations Student aid and college costs Transportation costs Transportation employees Transportation programs funding Transportation safety and security User charges and fees Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation Wages and earnings Women's employment Transportation and Public Works 00 2019-11-15 Introduced in House 2020-03-03T20:38:17Z Safe, Accountable, Fair, and Environmentally Responsible Pipelines Act of 2019 or the 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;
  • requires advanced leak-detection that can identify leak locations and amounts released on gas pipelines; and
  • directs the Department of Transportation to finalize a rule on gas gathering lines.
]]> 08 2020-12-17 Reported to House, Part I 2021-02-02T14:59:07Z Safe, Accountable, Fair, and Environmentally Responsible Pipelines Act of 2019 or the SAFER Pipelines Act of 2019

This bill addresses natural gas and hazardous liquid pipelines safety.

Among other things, the bill

  • reauthorizes pipeline safety activities through FY2023;
  • 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;
  • requires advanced leak-detection that can identify leak locations and amounts released on gas pipelines;
  • directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to finalize a rule on gas gathering lines; and
  • authorizes DOT to establish a confidential and nonpunitive voluntary information-sharing system to improve natural gas transmission and hazardous liquid pipeline safety.
]]> SAFER Pipelines Act of 2019 Display Title SAFER Pipelines Act of 2019 Official Title as Introduced To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide enhanced safety and environmental protection in pipeline transportation, and for other purposes. Reported in House RH Short Title(s) as Introduced SAFER Pipelines Act of 2019 Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Safe, Accountable, Fair, and Environmentally Responsible Pipelines Act of 2019 Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Reported to House SAFER Pipelines Act of 2019 H House Reported in House RH Short Title(s) as Reported to House Safe, Accountable, Fair, and Environmentally Responsible Pipelines Act of 2019 H House Reported in House RH Reported in House 2020-12-17T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr5120rh/xml/BILLS-116hr5120rh.xml Introduced in House 2019-11-15T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr5120ih/xml/BILLS-116hr5120ih.xml 2020-12-17 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 545. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.