H.R. 5301 · 119th Congress

PIPES Act of 2025

Introduced on Sep 11, 2025 by Sam Graves (R-MO-6). 4 cosponsors, 2 of them from another party. Latest action (Sep 17, 2025): Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

Stage
Introduced
Introduced
Sep 11, 2025
Cosponsors
4
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. 2Reported 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 · 2

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. Sep 11, 2025Introduced in House
  2. Sep 11, 2025Introduced in House
  3. Sep 11, 2025 · 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. Sep 11, 2025 · 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. Sep 15, 2025 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
  6. Sep 17, 2025 · HouseSubcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Discharged
  7. Sep 17, 2025 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  8. Sep 17, 2025 · HouseOrdered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

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. THE AMERICAN PUBLIC GAS ASSOCIATION5 reports
    $255K reported (all issues)
  2. AMERICAN GAS ASSOCIATION4 reports
    $1.3M reported (all issues)
  3. ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA4 reports
    $691.5K reported (all issues)
  4. ASSOCIATION OF EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS4 reports
    $3.8M reported (all issues)
  5. Air Transport Association of America, Inc. (d/b/a Airlines for America)4 reports
    $4.7M reported (all issues)
  6. American Pipeline Contractors Association4 reports
    $320K reported (all issues)
  7. BLACK HILLS CORPORATION4 reports
    $98K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: BLACK HILLS SERVICE COMPANY, LLC$33.7M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  8. Baker Hughes Company4 reports
    $440K reported (all issues)
  9. Black Belt Energy Gas District4 reports
    $80K reported (all issues)
  10. CENTERPOINT ENERGY, INC.4 reports
    $670K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: CENTERPOINT ENERGY RESOURCES CORP.AI match · 100%
  11. CONSOLIDATED EDISON COMPANY OF NEW YORK, INC.4 reports
    $300K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: CONSOLIDATED EDISON COMPANY OF NEW YORK, INC.$13M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  12. DTE ENERGY COMPANY4 reports
    $860K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: DTE ENERGY COMPANY$2.3M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  13. Exelon Business Services, LLC4 reports
    $1.9M reported (all issues)
  14. GPA MIDSTREAM ASSOCIATION4 reports
    $200K reported (all issues)
  15. INTERSTATE NATURAL GAS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA4 reports
    $1.3M reported (all issues)
  16. MARATHON PETROLEUM CORPORATION4 reports
    $2.9M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: MARATHON PETROLEUM COMPANY LP$525.1M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 99%
  17. National Utility Contractors Association (NUCA)4 reports
    $110K reported (all issues)
  18. ONEOK INC.4 reports
    $1M reported (all issues)
  19. PLAINS ALL AMERICAN GP LLC4 reports
    $510K reported (all issues)
  20. PUGET SOUND ENERGY INC.4 reports
    $1.2M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: PUGET SOUND ENERGY INC$1.6M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  21. Pacific Gas and Electric Company4 reports
    $11.1M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY$9.9M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  22. Power & Communication Contractors Association4 reports
    $200K reported (all issues)
  23. Sierra Club4 reports
    $390K reported (all issues)
  24. XCEL ENERGY4 reports
    $2.1M reported (all issues)
  25. AMEREN SERVICES3 reports
    $790K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMEREN SERVICES COMPANY$2M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 99%
  26. American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers3 reports
    $4.3M reported (all issues)
  27. DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION3 reports
    $6.4M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: DUKE ENERGY PROGRESS, LLC$17.5M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  28. PLP, Inc.3 reports
    $90K reported (all issues)
  29. UNITED ASSN OF JOURNEYMEN & APPRENTICES OF THE PLUMBING & PIPEFITTING INDUSTRY3 reports
    $730K reported (all issues)
  30. KOCH GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, LLC2 reports
    $5.8M reported (all issues)
  31. PHILLIPS 662 reports
    $2.6M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: PHILLIPS 66 COMPANY$658.1M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  32. SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO2 reports
    $720K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO.$105.7K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  33. AMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCIL1 report
  34. AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE1 report
    $1.9M reported (all issues)
  35. Carbon Utilization Research Council (formerly Coal Utilization Research Council)1 report
    $30K reported (all issues)
  36. Damage Prevention Action Center1 report
  37. FOOD & WATER WATCH1 report
  38. INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS1 report
    $140K reported (all issues)
  39. MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY1 report
    Federal contractor: MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY$6M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  40. NATIONAL GRID USA1 report
    $280K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: NATIONAL GRID USA SERVICE COMPANY, INC.$19M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 98%

Reports filed in 2025, 2026.

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.