Senate bill · 104th Congress · Public Law 104-304
Accountable Pipeline Safety and Partnership Act of 1996
Became law on Oct 12, 1996.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedDec 22, 1995
- Committee actionJun 6, 1996
- Passed SenateSep 26, 1996 · by unanimous consent
- Passed HouseSep 27, 1996 · 276–125
- To the PresidentOct 2, 1996
- Became lawOct 12, 1996
Latest action: Oct 12, 1996 — Became Public Law No: 104-304.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 1505.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: S. Rept. 104-334 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee on July 26, 1996.Source: Congress.gov, reported July 26, 1996 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/104/SRPT/334
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 1505, 104th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/104/s/1505
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
44528767915e382a649e0afc2bd23ccd8ab055620350129d1e94852652538bd4
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
16 cosponsors — 9 Republicans, 7 Democrats
7 of 16 cosponsors (44%) are from the other party.
John Breaux (D-LA), Conrad Burns (R-MT), Thad Cochran (R-MS), Kent Conrad (D-ND), John Exon (D-NE), Wendell Ford (D-KY), William Frist (R-TN), Howell Heflin (D-AL), Kay Hutchison (R-TX), Jim Inhofe (R-OK), Daniel Inouye (D-HI), John Johnston (D-LA), Larry Pressler (R-SD), Richard Shelby (R-AL), Alan Simpson (R-WY), Theodore Stevens (R-AK).
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 29, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.