Bills Introduced – 11-20-25
Yesterday, with both the House and Senate in session (and the Senate leaving for Thanksgiving) there were 154 bills introduced. Two of those bills will receive additional attention in this blog:
HR 6187 To direct the Administrator of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration to establish a grant program to facilitate the improved safety and modernization of hazardous liquid distribution infrastructure, and for other purposes. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [Rep.-R-PA-1]
S 3251 A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize State and local cybersecurity grants for fiscal year 2026, and for other purposes. Hassan, Margaret Wood [Sen.-D-NH]
HAZMAT Shipping
I cannot find any legislation in the 118th Congress that would be similar to HR 6187. While the description at Congress.gov does not specifically mention pipelines, a press release from Fitzpatrick’s office notes that this bill is being offered as a response to the Sunoco Twin Oaks jet fuel leak [link added] discovered on January 31. It goes on to claim:
“Named for the Wojnovich Family, who first raised the alarm, this bill delivers the strongest pipeline safety reforms in more than a decade and ensures communities nationwide never face the uncertainty, delay, and lack of transparency that Upper Makefield families experienced.”
Cybersecurity Grants
I cannot find any legislation in the 118th Congress that would be similar to S 3251. It looks like this bill would extend 6 USC 665g through September 30th, 2026. The recently passed CR, HR 5371, already extended the termination of that program to January 30th, 2026, with the expectation that it would be further extended with whatever further spending bill is eventually passed in January. Earlier this week the House passed HR 5078, the PILLAR Act, that would extend the program through 2035.
MIP Legislation
I would like to mention in passing one bill that will not receive additional coverage in this blog:
S 3275 A bill to reduce the risk to the national security of the United States posed by humanoid robots produced in certain countries, and for other purposes. Cassidy, Bill [Sen.-R-LA]
While I have lingering concerns about Chinese manufacturing (based upon a 20-year-old chemical supply chain issue) and recognizing legitimate concerns about remote access in Chinese software, this bill would seem to address a problem that has yet to be manifested. It is premature to claim a national security alert when humanoid robots are just now begining to be sold to the public, and at prices that are going to limit their distribution for the foreseeable future.