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
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Everywhere this bill has been
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Became law
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
Plain-English summary
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
Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.