Proposed
Bill · 119th Congress · HR 5301
PIPES Act of 2025
Refreshed 4 h ago
Introduced 2025-09-11Topic: infrastructure utilities · energy · public safetySummary
AI-generated summary, report an errorThis bill renews federal funding for pipeline safety programs for fiscal years 2026 through 2029 and creates a new grant program of up to $150 million per year to help city, county, community, and Tribal-owned gas utilities repair or replace leaking or high-risk gas lines. It adds carbon dioxide pipelines to federal pipeline safety law. It also allows the pipeline safety office to hire up to 30 more technical staff and requires public updates on overdue safety rules. It sets new reporting, study, and rulemaking deadlines on topics such as inspections, hydrogen, and excavation damage. It creates a federal crime for knowingly damaging pipeline parts or tampering with pipeline valves, and raises the maximum civil penalty for safety violations. The text provided ends partway through Section 24.
Sponsors
- Sam Graves Republican sponsor
- 4 cosponsors
Action history
| Date | Chamber | Action | Status effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-17 | House | Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. | refer |
| 2025-09-17 | House | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held | refer |
| 2025-09-17 | House | Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Discharged | refer |
| 2025-09-15 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials. | refer |
| 2025-09-11 | House | 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. | refer |
| 2025-09-11 | House | 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. | refer |
| 2025-09-11 | Introduced in House | introduce | |
| 2025-09-11 | Introduced in House | introduce |