Valve Safety Fairness Act of 2025
United States119th CongressHR-3488House of Representatives
Updated: May 20, 2025
Summary
This legislation, titled the Valve Safety Fairness Act of 2025 , aims to enhance pipeline safety by expanding the scope of an existing federal regulation. It specifically directs the Administrator of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) to take necessary actions. These actions involve applying a final rule, previously published on April 8, 2022, to a broader category of infrastructure. The rule in question, titled "Pipeline Safety: Requirement of Valve Installation and Minimum Rupture Detection Standards," establishes critical safety requirements. The bill mandates that these standards, including those for valve installation and minimum rupture detection , must now be applied to Type A gas gathering lines .
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Timeline
Introduced in House
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.
House of Representatives
Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
House of Representatives
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