Providing Americans with LNG Safely Act

Summary

Providing Americans with LNG Safely Act or the PALS Act This bill prohibits the Department of Transportation (DOT) from issuing any regulation or order that (1) prohibits the transportation of liquefied natural gas (LNG) by rail, or (2) restricts the transportation of LNG by rail in DOT-113 tank cars. The bill does not limit the authority of DOT to issue short-term emergency orders related to the transportation of LNG by rail.

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Timeline

1. 19 March 2021

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 19 March 2021

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 19 March 2021

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 22 March 2021

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.

   Source: Committee

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 19 March 2021 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 19 March 2021

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 19 March 2021

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 19 March 2021

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Sponsors

• Rep. Nehls, Troy E. [R-TX-22] · R · Sponsor
• Eric Crawford · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Perry, Scott [R-PA-10] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Stauber, Pete [R-MN-8] · R · Sponsor
• Troy Balderson · R · Sponsor
• Garret Graves · R · Cosponsor
• Rodney Davis · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Van Duyne, Beth [R-TX-24] · R · Cosponsor
• James Baird · R · Cosponsor
• Ronny Jackson · R · Cosponsor
• Tony Gonzales · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] · R · Cosponsor
• Sam Graves · R · Cosponsor
• Brian Babin · R · Cosponsor
• Richard Hudson · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Williams, Roger [R-TX-25] · R · Cosponsor
• Kevin Hern · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16] · R · Cosponsor
• · hspw00 · Standing

Related records

• related to ← A bill to prohibit the Secretary of Transportation from prohibiting the transportation of liquefied natural gas by rail, and for other purposes.
• related to ← TAP American Energy Act