House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Pipeline Cybersecurity Preparedness Act
Official title: To require the Secretary of Energy to carry out a program relating to physical security and cybersecurity for pipelines and liquefied natural gas facilities.
Sponsor: Rep. Randy Weber R-TXWhere it went
- IntroducedJan 27, 2026
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Feb 4, 2026 — Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 7272.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 7272, Pipeline Cybersecurity Preparedness Act” on April 2, 2026. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on March 5, 2026”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, April 2, 2026 ↗
Evidence
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- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/62299
- CBO publication date
- April 2, 2026
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7272, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/7272
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 19, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 24, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. WEBER of Texas, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 19, January 27, 2026, Page H1916):Article 1, Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 27, 2026 ↗
Evidence
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- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 20 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7272, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/7272
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 19, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 24, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a committee report (as of September 19, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
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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
5 cosponsors — 4 Republicans, 1 Democrat
1 of 5 cosponsors (20%) are from the other party.
Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Craig Goldman (R-TX), Robert Onder (R-MO), August Pfluger (R-TX).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Randy Weber.
- H.R. 3474 (119th) Federal Mechanical Insulation Act
- H.R. 6832 (119th) PACK Act
- H.R. 8462 (119th) National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act
- H.R. 2613 (119th) Next Generation Pipelines Research and Development Act
- H.R. 9338 (119th) Pipeline Safety Authorization Act of 2026
- H.Res. 1076 (119th) Recognizing the 10th anniversary of the first export shipment of liquefied natural gas produced in the lower 48 States.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 24, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.