House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Preventing Future Vintage Plastic Pipeline Tragedies Act
Official title: To direct owners and operators of gas distribution pipeline facilities to assess systems for the presence of Aldyl-A polyethylene, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Chrissy Houlahan D-PAWhere it went
- IntroducedMar 24, 2026
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Mar 25, 2026 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 8050.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. HOULAHAN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 55, March 24, 2026, Page H2676):Article I, Section 8, of the U.S. ConstitutionSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 24, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 46 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 8050, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/8050
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- June 3, 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
10 cosponsors — 5 Republicans, 5 Democrats
5 of 10 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.
Brendan Boyle (D-PA), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Christopher Deluzio (D-PA), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Ryan Mackenzie (R-PA), Daniel Meuser (R-PA), Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA), Glenn Thompson (R-PA).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Chrissy Houlahan.
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- H.R. 250 (119th) To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to procure a statue of Benjamin Franklin for placement in the Capitol.
- H.R. 730 (119th) Mathematical and Statistical Modeling Education Act
- H.R. 2439 (119th) Support UNFPA Funding Act
- H.Res. 1380 (119th) Commemorating 50 years of women at the service academies.
- H.R. 8175 (119th) To amend title 10, United States Code, and the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994, to codify and clarify gender…
Related bills
- S. 2975 (119th) PIPELINE Safety Act of 2025Related bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 26, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.