H.R. 6494 · 118th Congress

PIPES Act of 2023

Introduced on Nov 29, 2023 by Sam Graves (R-MO-6). 3 cosponsors, 2 of them from another party. Latest action (Dec 16, 2024): Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 721.

Stage
Reported by committee
Introduced
Nov 29, 2023
Cosponsors
3
2 from the other party
Policy area
Transportation and Public Works
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. 3Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

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

Subjects

  • Administrative law and regulatory procedures
  • Administrative remedies
  • Advisory bodies
  • Civil actions and liability
  • Computers and information technology
  • Congressional oversight
  • Criminal procedure and sentencing
  • Department of Transportation
  • Education programs funding
  • Emergency communications systems
  • Emergency planning and evacuation
  • Employment and training programs
  • Energy storage, supplies, demand
  • Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
  • Freedom of information
  • Geography and mapping
  • Government information and archives
  • Government studies and investigations
  • Government trust funds
  • Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
  • Higher education
  • Intergovernmental relations
  • Land use and conservation
  • Licensing and registrations
  • Oil and gas
  • Pipelines
  • Public participation and lobbying
  • State and local government operations
  • Transportation safety and security
  • User charges and fees
  • Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary

The Congressional Research Service has not summarized this measure yet.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Sam GravesR-MO-6Sponsor

Democrats · 2

Republicans · 1

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

Every action as published, oldest first. Roll calls link to how each member voted.

  1. Nov 29, 2023Introduced in House
  2. Nov 29, 2023Introduced in House
  3. Nov 29, 2023 · HouseReferred 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.
  4. Nov 29, 2023 · HouseReferred 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.
  5. Nov 30, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
  6. Dec 1, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Energy, Climate and Grid Security.
  7. Dec 6, 2023 · HouseSubcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Discharged
  8. Dec 6, 2023 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  9. Dec 6, 2023 · HouseOrdered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.
  10. Dec 16, 2024Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 118-884, Part I.
  11. Dec 16, 2024 · HouseReported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 118-884, Part I.
  12. Dec 16, 2024Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.
  13. Dec 16, 2024 · HouseCommittee on Energy and Commerce discharged.
  14. Dec 16, 2024 · HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 721.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

Analisa's mapping of committee jurisdiction to federal agencies; the bill may touch others, or none of these.

Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE5 reports
    $3.4M reported (all issues)
  2. Air Transport Association of America, Inc. (d/b/a Airlines for America)5 reports
    $7M reported (all issues)
  3. Baker Hughes Company5 reports
    $460K reported (all issues)
  4. Boardwalk Pipeline, LP5 reports
    $160K reported (all issues)
  5. CHENIERE ENERGY INC.5 reports
  6. Chevron U.S.A. Inc.5 reports
    $11M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: CHEVRON U.S.A. INC$713.4K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  7. ENBRIDGE (U.S.) INC.5 reports
    $1.5M reported (all issues)
  8. INTERSTATE NATURAL GAS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA5 reports
    $1.9M reported (all issues)
  9. KINDER MORGAN, INC5 reports
    $400K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: KINDER MORGAN TANK STORAGE TERMINALS LLCAI match · 100%
  10. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CLEAN WATER AGENCIES5 reports
    $330K reported (all issues)
  11. PHILLIPS 665 reports
    $7.1M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: PHILLIPS 66 COMPANY$658.1M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  12. PUGET SOUND ENERGY INC.5 reports
    $1.5M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: PUGET SOUND ENERGY INC$1.6M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  13. Pacific Gas and Electric Company5 reports
    $6.5M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY$9.9M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  14. AMEREN SERVICES4 reports
    $2.2M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMEREN SERVICES COMPANY$2M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 99%
  15. AMERICAN GAS ASSOCIATION4 reports
    $840K reported (all issues)
  16. American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers4 reports
    $29M reported (all issues)
  17. Appalachian Voices4 reports
    $110K reported (all issues)
  18. Council on Federal Procurement of Architectural Engineering Svc4 reports
  19. Fiber Optic Sensing Association4 reports
  20. MARATHON PETROLEUM CORPORATION4 reports
    $2.5M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: MARATHON PETROLEUM COMPANY LP$525.1M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 99%
  21. NATIONAL SOCIETY OF PROFESSIONAL SURVEYORS INC4 reports
    $72K reported (all issues)
  22. ONEOK INC.4 reports
    $630K reported (all issues)
  23. Southern Ute Indian Tribe4 reports
    $394K reported (all issues)
  24. ARKEMA INC3 reports
    $570K reported (all issues)
  25. CENTERPOINT ENERGY, INC.3 reports
    $740K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: CENTERPOINT ENERGY RESOURCES CORP.AI match · 100%
  26. CMS ENERGY CORPORATION3 reports
    $590K reported (all issues)
  27. Exelon Business Services, LLC3 reports
    $1.4M reported (all issues)
  28. HITACHI, LTD3 reports
    $70K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: HITACHI ENERGY USA INC.$269.4K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  29. XCEL ENERGY3 reports
    $690K reported (all issues)
  30. ARKEMA INC. AND ITS AFFILIATES (fka ARKEMA INC.)2 reports
    $320K reported (all issues)
  31. BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY ENERGY COMPANY2 reports
    $560K reported (all issues)
  32. BP AMERICA INC.2 reports
    $1.7M reported (all issues)
  33. Entergy Services, LLC2 reports
    $1M reported (all issues)
  34. The Great Plains Institute for Sustainable Development, Inc.2 reports
    $80K reported (all issues)
  35. United Steel, Paper & Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy2 reports
    $760K reported (all issues)
  36. ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE ACTION FUND1 report
    $220.1K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2023, 2024.

Sources and method

Every figure on this page traces to these records.

  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.