House bill · 107th Congress · Public Law 107-355

Pipeline Safety Improvement Act of 2002

H.R. 3609Introduced Dec 20, 2001Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Became law on Dec 17, 2002.

Sponsor: Rep. Don Young R-AK

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Where it went

IntroducedDec 20, 2001
Committee actionMay 23, 2002
Passed HouseJul 23, 2002 · 423–4
Passed SenateNov 13, 2002 · by unanimous consent
Resolving differencesNov 15, 2002
To the PresidentDec 9, 2002
Became lawDec 17, 2002

Latest action: Dec 17, 2002 — Became Public Law No: 107-355.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3609.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3609, Pipeline Infrastructure Protection to Enhance Security and Safety Act” on July 23, 2002. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on June 13, 2002</p>”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 23, 2002 ↗
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CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/13868
CBO publication date
July 23, 2002
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 3609, 107th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/107/hr/3609
Record last updated by Congress.gov
September 8, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
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CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3609, Pipeline Infrastructure Protection to Enhance Security and Safety Act” on July 23, 2002. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on June 13, 2002”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 23, 2002 ↗
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cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/13868
CBO publication date
July 23, 2002
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 3609, 107th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/107/hr/3609
Record last updated by Congress.gov
September 8, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
September 13, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
380395bf49db313b30136ccb9351c05dd8f0d59b120c7dd6c6b5d33e4c463e13
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Committee reportsCongress.gov lists 2 committee reports for this bill: H. Rept. 107-605,Part 2 ↗; H. Rept. 107-605,Part 1 ↗.
Source: Congress.gov, reported July 23, 2002 ↗
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https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/107/HRPT/605
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 3609, 107th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/107/hr/3609
Record last updated by Congress.gov
September 8, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
September 13, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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

43 cosponsors — 30 Republicans, 13 Democrats

14 of 43 cosponsors (33%) are from the other party.

Richard Baker (R-LA), James Barcia (D-MI), Joe Barton (R-TX), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Roy Blunt (R-MO), Henry Brown (R-SC), Ed Bryant (R-TN), Shelley Capito (R-WV), Brad Carson (D-OK), Larry Combest (R-TX), John Cooksey (R-LA), Robert Cramer (D-AL), John Culberson (R-TX), John Duncan (R-TN), Phil English (R-PA), Vito Fossella (R-NY), Gene Green (D-TX), Ralph Hall (R-TX), Jack Kingston (R-GA), Steven LaTourette (R-OH), Nick Lampson (D-TX), Ken Lucas (D-KY), Jim Matheson (D-UT), Alan Mollohan (D-WV), Jerry Moran (R-KS), George Nethercutt (R-WA), Bob Ney (R-OH), Charles Norwood (R-GA), C. L. Otter (R-ID), Tom Petri (R-WI) and 13 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 107th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Don Young.

Sponsor’s state and district

Alaska in Congress · AK at-large district

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