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H.R. 5062119th CongressTransportation and Public Works
Pipeline Security Act
Sponsored by Rep. Julie Johnson (D-TX) · 2 active : 1 Republican, 1 Democrat
Latest action: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 327.
Where it standsBefore the House42 representatives score as swing votes
Hasn’t passed either chamber
- House: next
- Senate: not yet
- President: not yet
Summary
, via Congress.govPipeline Security Act
This bill provides statutory authority for the Transportation Security Administration's (TSA's) role as the agency responsible for securing pipeline transportation and pipeline facilities against cybersecurity threats, acts of terrorism, and other security threats.
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The bill specifies that, among other things, the TSA must (1) develop and update pipeline security guidelines; (2) promulgate additional related security directives or regulations, as necessary; and (3) inspect pipeline transportation and pipeline facilities that are designated as critical by the owners and operators.
Under the bill, the TSA must convene at least one industry day to engage with relevant pipeline stakeholders on security-related matters.
The TSA must report to Congress biennially on its efforts to secure pipelines.
Further, the TSA must develop a personnel strategy to carry out the TSA's responsibilities for securing pipelines. The strategy must include an assessment of (1) the cybersecurity expertise necessary to secure pipelines and a plan for expanding the TSA's expertise, and (2) the resources necessary to carry out the personnel strategy.
Finally, the Government Accountability Office must conduct a review of the implementation of this bill.
Committees and subjects
Committees
- House Committee on Homeland Security · HouseReported by · Markup by · Discharged from · Referred to
- Transportation and Maritime Security · HouseReferred to
Subjects
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Computer security and identity theft
- Congressional oversight
- Department of Transportation
- Government studies and investigations
- Pipelines
- Transportation safety and security
Model
Directional: count only breaks toward the other partyWhy do scores change?v3default (selected)v2 model swing-v2
How the Senate breaks down
- 6Swing 70–100
- 79Middle 30–70
- 15Entrenched 0–30
Members fall into . All 100 senators have enough data to score. The bill is not before the Senate right now; these scores show where members would stand.
Key players in the Senate
Ranked by swing score, 0–100 · swing-v3Bars show each input from 0 to 100: ideology gap, scorecard gap, , and the . is the seat’s partisan lean, and shows how much of the input data a score has.
Similar past votes, Senate
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Cosponsors
2 activeShow all 2 cosponsors
- Carlos A. Gimenez (R-FL-28)
- Robert Garcia (D-CA-42)
How the swing score works
Ideology gapHow far a member’s DW-NOMINATE voting score sits from their party’s median in the same chamber.
Scorecard gapHow far their Heritage Action and LCV ratings stray from their party’s average, using the groups’ votes on similar bills where available.
Cross-pressureHow strongly their district or state leans toward the other party, from our own computed partisan lean.
Similar votesHow often they voted against their own party on earlier roll calls about this bill or similar ones.
Committee bonusMembers of the committees handling the bill decide whether it moves, so they get a boost.
Cosponsor checkThe sponsor and active cosponsors have already committed, so they drop toward entrenched.
