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H.R. 6494 118th Congress House

PIPES Act of 2023

Official title: To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide enhanced safety in pipeline transportation, and for other purposes.

Introduced: November 29, 2023 Introduced by: Sam Graves Republican · Missouri See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 10 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 16, 2024
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 721.
Dec 16, 2024
Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.
Dec 16, 2024
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 118-884, Part I.
Dec 6, 2023
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Dec 6, 2023
Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Discharged
Dec 6, 2023
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Dec 1, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy, Climate and Grid Security.
Nov 30, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
Nov 29, 2023
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.
Nov 29, 2023
Introduced in House
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 Latest action December 16, 2024

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 721.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 1484 Pipeline Sabotage and Accident Prevention Act
  • HR 6509 Voluntary Information-Sharing System Act
  • HR 6510 Hydrogen Safety and Environmental Responsibility Act
 Bill text 2 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Lobbying activity 16

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 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1 Republican 1
D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Nov 29, 2023
 R
Nehls, Troy E.
Texas · Nov 29, 2023
Payne, Donald
· Nov 29, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6494: PIPES Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-6494/
MLA
"H.R. 6494: PIPES Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-6494/.
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H.R. 6494, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-6494/.
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[H.R. 6494: PIPES Act of 2023](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-6494/)
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