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Pipeline Safety Act Reauthorization
House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Announced Bipartisan Agreement for H.R. 2845 (December 8, 2011)
House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee's Unanimous Voice Vote Report Out (September 8, 2011)
Overview of the Pipeline Safety Bills Currently Developed (July 27, 2011)
House Subcommittee on Energy and Power Hearing “The American Energy Initiative" (July 15, 2011)
Senate introduced American Infrastructure Investment Fund Act of 2011 (May 12, 2011)
House introduced draft Infrastructure Jobs and Energy Independence Act (May 12, 2011)
May 20, 2010 PIPES Reauthorization Hearing
Pipeline Safety Improvement Act Passed with 3 Amendments (May 5, 2011)
Pipeline safety bill introduced by Senators Lautenberg and Rockefeller (Feb. 3, 2011)
Pipeline safety bill introduced by Senators Feinstein and Boxer (Jan. 31, 2011)
S.275 - Pipeline Transportation Safety Improvement Act of 2011
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 House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee's Unanimous Voice Vote Report Out (September 8, 2011) 

On September 8, 2011, the full House Transportation and Infrastructure (T&I) Committee reported out on an unanimous voice vote for their pipeline safety bill, H.R. 2845.  Only one amendment from Congressman Shuster was adopted.  Congressman's Shuster's amendment modified provisions of the bill that prohibited DOT from issuing regulations for the Integrity Management Program and leak detection.  A few other amendments were offered and withdrawn.  The Shuster and withdrawn amendments are included below along with the draft bill:

 
 

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