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HR 5443 114th Congress House Transportation and Public Works Civil actions and liability Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Oil and gas Pipelines Transportation safety and security

PHMSA Accountability Act

Introduced: June 9, 2016 See on congress.gov
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Jun 10, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
Jun 9, 2016
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and the Judiciary, 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 9, 2016
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

PHMSA Accountability Act

This bill allows a private person to bring a civil action for a writ of mandamus in an appropriate U.S. district court to compel the Department of Transportation to perform a nondiscretionary duty under federal pipeline safety provisions that it has failed to perform.

What's happening now June 10, 2016

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

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
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Castor, Kathy
Florida · Jun 13, 2016
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Sherman, Brad
California · Jun 9, 2016
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Tonko, Paul
New York · Jun 9, 2016
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5443: PHMSA Accountability Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5443/
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"H.R. 5443: PHMSA Accountability Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5443/.
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H.R. 5443, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5443/.
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[H.R. 5443: PHMSA Accountability Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5443/)
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