Compressed Gas Cylinder Safety and Oversight Improvements Act of 2025
- Last Action
- 6/10/2025
Actions
- 2025-06-10Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- 2025-06-09Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- 2025-06-09On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2552-2553)
- 2025-06-09Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2552-2553)
- 2025-06-09DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1182.
- 2025-06-09Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2552-2554)
- 2025-06-09Mr. Ezell moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- 2025-06-05Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 110.
- 2025-06-05Reported by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 119-141.
- 2025-06-05Reported by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 119-141.
- 2025-02-26Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
- 2025-02-26Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- 2025-02-26Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Discharged
- 2025-02-12Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
- 2025-02-11Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
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CRS Summary
As of 2025-02-11 (00)
Compressed Gas Cylinder Safety and Oversight Improvements Act of 2025
This bill expands the application, testing, and inspection requirements for a foreign manufacturer of cylinders used for transporting hazardous materials in the United States (e.g., compressed gas cylinders).
Current regulations require a foreign manufacturer to apply for approval from the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) of the Department of Transportation (DOT) for testing such cylinders outside of the United States. The bill requires that, to obtain an approval, a foreign manufacturer must answer in their application specified questions, including whether the manufacturer is or has been subject to various civil or criminal penalties.
Further, DOT must establish a process for any interested party to request a reevaluation of an approval for a foreign manufacturer's cylinders to review the accuracy and safety of the manufacturer's actions.
DOT must also revise the foreign inspection regulations to
- require that annual inspections of foreign manufacturers be carried out if DOT determines there is good cause;
- specify that a refusal of inspection shall result in the loss of good standing;
- allow DOT to request testing and production records and random sample testing; and
- allow for the recovery of the costs of foreign inspections, including travel and time.
The bill limits an approval to one year; however, DOT may extend an approval for five years for a manufacturer who meets certain requirements.
On an annual basis, DOT must publish a list of approved foreign manufacturers of cylinders on the PHMSA website.
Cosponsors (4)
- Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL)
- David Taylor (R-OH)
- Troy Nehls (R-TX)
- Tony Wied (R-WI)
Subjects
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Administrative remedies
- Civil actions and liability
- Department of Transportation
- Foreign and international corporations
- Government information and archives
- Industrial facilities
- Manufacturing
- Oil and gas
- Transportation safety and security
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