Booker Celebrates Bipartisan Pipeline Safety Bill Passage Out of Committee

Press Release

This afternoon, U.S. Sens. Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), Steve Daines (R-Mont.), and Gary Peters (D-Mich.) applauded the Commerce Committee's passage of bipartisan legislation to help ensure the safety of America's pipeline network. The bill, known as the Securing America's Future Energy: Protecting Infrastructure of Pipelines and Enhancing Safety (SAFE PIPES) Act, would reauthorize the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) through fiscal year (FY) 2019.

Senator Booker, ranking member on the Senate Surface Transportation Subcommittee, released the following statement:

"Today marks a promising step forward in our efforts to prioritize ‎pipeline safety. America's existing pipeline infrastructure is an important part of our national energy transportation network. In New Jersey, close to thirty-five thousand miles of gas pipelines connect residents and their energy needs. The SAFE PIPES Act will implement important oversight and accountability measures, encourage the use of new technology, and help ensure safer communities in New Jersey and around the country. I'm pleased to have worked with my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to secure its passage out of Committee today."

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