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HR 3290 116th 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 13, 2019 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Jun 28, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
Jun 14, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
Jun 14, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
Jun 13, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and 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.
Jun 13, 2019
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 pipeline safety duties.

What's happening now June 28, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 6
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Garamendi, John
California · Jul 18, 2019
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Jun 13, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3290: PHMSA Accountability Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3290/
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"H.R. 3290: PHMSA Accountability Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3290/.
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H.R. 3290, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3290/.
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[H.R. 3290: PHMSA Accountability Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3290/)
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