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Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA)

Preventing Future Vintage Plastic Pipeline Tragedies Act

H.R. 8050 · House bill Transportation and Public Works

A Democratic bill with 5 Republican cosponsors · See all 10 cosponsors

Last activity — Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.

In committee

Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.

The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

What this bill would do

This bill, titled the "Preventing Future Vintage Plastic Pipeline Tragedies Act," focuses on gas distribution pipeline safety. It requires owners and operators of gas distribution pipeline facilities to assess their systems for Aldyl-A polyethylene piping. These assessments and the submission of the estimated total mileage of such piping must be completed within 3 years of the Act's enactment. Additionally, the bill updates existing laws regarding state pipeline safety program certifications and risk evaluations. These updates include adding historic plastics with known safety issues to specific regulatory lists.

Yes

  • Scored +5

    Does this better protect air, water and wildlife?

    The bill enhances safety protocols by requiring assessments of potentially hazardous historic plastic piping in gas systems.

  • Scored +3

    Would people in cities be better off under this?

    Improving gas pipeline safety can reduce risks to residents in densely populated areas where such infrastructure is present.

The opposite

No question was scored the opposite.