US Congress House Bill 4338 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on March 27 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-03-28 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Energy and Power Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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.

Pipeline Modernization and Consumer Protection Act

Rep. Charles Rangel [D-NY]

Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-03-28	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
2014-03-28	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
2014-03-27	House	Referred to House Energy and Commerce
2014-03-27	House	Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure
2014-03-27	House	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.

SB1767 (Same As) 2013-11-21 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/4338/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr4338/BILLS-113hr4338ih.pdf