HR 2139
116th Congress
House
Transportation and Public Works
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Business records
Civil actions and liability
Department of Transportation
Emergency communications systems
Emergency planning and evacuation
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Fires
Government information and archives
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Metals
Oil and gas
Pipelines
State and local government operations
Transportation safety and security
Leonel Rondon Pipeline Safety Act
Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 9, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
Apr 9, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
Apr 8, 2019
Introduced in House
Apr 8, 2019
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.
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Plain-English summary
Leonel Rondon Pipeline Safety Act
This bill addresses natural gas pipeline safety.
Among other things, the bill directs the Department of Transportation to require
- each distribution integrity plan developed by an operator of a gas distribution pipeline to include the risks from the presence of cast iron pipes and mains and risks that may result from the operation of a pipeline above the maximum allowable operating pressure;
- operators to establish protocols for communicating with fire, police, and other relevant public officials after a disaster that includes fires, explosions, or one or more fatalities;
- procedural manuals for operations, maintenance, and emergencies to include certain written procedures;
- operators to develop and implement a pipeline safety management systems framework;
- operators to develop and maintain traceable, reliable, complete, and up-to-date records of the gas distribution system in each region of operation;
- approval by a professional engineer before carrying out certain tasks on a gas pipeline system; and
- the development of standards that promote sufficient staffing for monitoring and regulating gas pressure levels by each operator.
The bill increases civil penalties for violations of natural gas pipeline safety standards.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2139: Leonel Rondon Pipeline Safety Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2139/
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