United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 977 (102nd)
Pipeline Safety Act of 1991
Introduced
20 February 1991
Last action
25 September 1991 · Committee
Status
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Sponsors
Rep. Weldon, Curt [R-PA-7], Rep. Evans, Lane [D-IL-17], Rep. McGrath, Raymond J. [R-NY-5], Rep. Wolf, Frank R. [R-VA-10], Rep. Dwyer, Bernard J. [D-NJ-6], Rep. Eckart, Dennis E. [D-OH-11], Rep. Hayes, Charles A. [D-IL-1], Rep. Hertel, Dennis M. [D-MI-14], Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE], Rep. Martinez, Matthew G. [D-CA-31], Rep. Shays, Christopher [R-CT-4]
Subjects
Transport
Source updated
26 August 2025
Summary
Pipeline Safety Act of 1991 - Amends the Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 1968 to direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations requiring, under specified conditions, the installation of excess flow valves in all natural gas distribution systems. Authorizes the Secretary to exempt a system from such requirement if special circumstances exist which prevent the use of such valves.
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Timeline
20 February 1991
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Source: IntroReferral
20 February 1991
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
20 February 1991
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
4 March 1991
Committee
Executive Comment Requested from DOT, NTSB.
Source: Committee
4 March 1991
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Surface Transportation.
Source: Committee
18 March 1991
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
Source: Committee
12 April 1991
Committee
Favorable Executive Comment Received from NTSB.
Source: Committee
22 May 1991
Committee
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Source: Committee
25 September 1991
Committee
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
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Documents
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Introduced in House
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Sponsors
- Rep. Weldon, Curt [R-PA-7] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Evans, Lane [D-IL-17] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. McGrath, Raymond J. [R-NY-5] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Wolf, Frank R. [R-VA-10] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Dwyer, Bernard J. [D-NJ-6] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Eckart, Dennis E. [D-OH-11] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hayes, Charles A. [D-IL-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hertel, Dennis M. [D-MI-14] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Martinez, Matthew G. [D-CA-31] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Shays, Christopher [R-CT-4] · R · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/102nd-congress/house-bill/977
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/102/hr/977
- us · 102-hr-977 · source updated 26 August 2025