Legislation to reauthorize the nation’s primary pipeline regulator sailed through the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee on Tuesday.
S. 2975, the “PIPELINE Safety Act of 2025,” passed by voice vote. It is a bipartisan effort to reauthorize the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration’s safety programs until 2030.
PHMSA, which regulates millions of miles of pipelines and all hazardous material shipments, last received a full authorization in 2020.
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The legislation from Chair Ted Cruz (R-Texas), ranking member Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), and Sens. Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Gary Peters (D-Mich.) would authorize new studies and standards for hydrogen and carbon dioxide pipelines.
