Gas Pipeline Leak Detection and Repair Act of 2025
HR 4818, the Gas Pipeline Leak Detection and Repair Act of 2025, mandates that the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration's (PHMSA) existing January 2025 rule on gas pipeline leak detection and repair (Docket No. PHMSA-2021-0039) becomes effective immediately upon the bill's enactment. This directly affects gas pipeline operators, requiring them to implement the specific leak detection and repair protocols outlined in the PHMSA rule. The bill allows the Secretary to later adopt stricter regulations but does not alter the current rule's requirements. It is a procedural measure to finalize an existing safety rule, not a new policy.
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Jul 2025
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Introduced Jul 29, 2025
Last action Jul 30, 2025
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Jul 30, 2025
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
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Jul 29, 2025
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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.
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Jul 29, 2025
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1 primary · 6 co-sponsors
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