H.R. 2613 · 119th Congress

Next Generation Pipelines Research and Development Act

Introduced on Apr 2, 2025 by Randy K. Weber, Sr. (R-TX-14). One cosponsor. Latest action (Apr 29, 2025): Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.

Stage
Introduced
Introduced
Apr 2, 2025
Cosponsors
1
1 from the other party
Policy area
Energy
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Progress

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

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

Official title

To improve public-private partnerships and increase Federal research, development, and demonstration related to the evolution of next generation pipeline systems, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Advanced technology and technological innovations
  • Air quality
  • Computer security and identity theft
  • Computers and information technology
  • Energy storage, supplies, demand
  • Geography and mapping
  • Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
  • Higher education
  • Oil and gas
  • Pipelines
  • Pollution liability
  • Public-private cooperation
  • Research and development
  • Soil pollution
  • Technology assessment
  • Technology transfer and commercialization
  • Water quality

Summary

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Sponsor and cosponsors

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

Randy K. Weber, Sr.R-TX-14Sponsor

Democrats · 1

Roll calls

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

History

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  1. Apr 2, 2025Introduced in House
  2. Apr 2, 2025Introduced in House
  3. Apr 2, 2025 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
  4. Apr 29, 2025 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  5. Apr 29, 2025 · HouseOrdered to be Reported by Voice Vote.

Committees

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Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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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 GAS ASSOCIATION6 reports
    $2.1M reported (all issues)
  2. CENTERPOINT ENERGY, INC.6 reports
    $1M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: CENTERPOINT ENERGY RESOURCES CORP.AI match · 100%
  3. WASHINGTON GAS LIGHT COMPANY6 reports
    $2.2M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: WASHINGTON GAS LIGHT COMPANY$14M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  4. Association for Materials Protection and Performance (AMPP)5 reports
  5. INTERSTATE NATURAL GAS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA4 reports
    $1.3M reported (all issues)
  6. Carbon Utilization Research Council (formerly Coal Utilization Research Council)1 report
    $30K reported (all issues)
  7. PUGET SOUND ENERGY INC.1 report
    $230K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: PUGET SOUND ENERGY INC$1.6M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%

Reports filed in 2025, 2026.

Sources and method

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  • 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 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 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 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 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.