United StatesHouse Bill 3488HR 3488

Valve Safety Fairness Act of 2025

Transportation and Public Works

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Last progress May 19, 2025 (6 months ago)

Introduced on May 19, 2025 by Salud Carbajal

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May 19, 2025 (6 months ago)

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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This bill makes the federal pipeline safety agency apply its 2022 rule on valve installation and minimum rupture detection to a specific set of gas pipelines called “Type A gas gathering lines.” In short, it extends existing safety requirements—like having proper valves and systems to quickly detect and respond to big leaks or breaks—to these lines as well.

Key points:

Who is affected: The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration and operators of Type A gas gathering lines.
What changes: The 2022 final rule on “valve installation and minimum rupture detection standards” must also apply to these lines.
When: The rule being applied was published on April 8, 2022; this bill directs the agency to take the steps needed to apply it to Type A gas gathering lines.

Valve Safety Fairness Act of 2025

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