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Pipeline Modernization and Consumer Protection Act

Introduced: March 27, 2014 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Mar 28, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
Mar 28, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
Mar 27, 2014
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.
Mar 27, 2014
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

What's happening now March 28, 2014

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1767 Identical bill Pipeline Modernization and Consumer Protection Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 27, 2014
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4338: Pipeline Modernization and Consumer Protection Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-4338/
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"H.R. 4338: Pipeline Modernization and Consumer Protection Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-4338/.
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