Compressed Gas Cylinder Safety and Oversight Improvements Act of 2025

Bill: 119-hr-1182
Sponsor: Rep. Balderson, Troy [R-OH-12]
Introduced: 2025-02-11 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Administrative remedies
Civil actions and liability
Department of Transportation
Foreign and international corporations
Government information and archives
Industrial facilities
Manufacturing
Oil and gas
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2025-02-11
text: 

Compressed Gas Cylinder Safety and Oversight Improvements Act of 2025 

This bill expands the application, testing, and inspection requirements for a foreign manufacturer of cylinders used for transporting hazardous materials in the United States (e.g., compressed gas cylinders).

Current regulations require a foreign manufacturer to apply for approval from the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) of the Department of Transportation (DOT) for testing such cylinders outside of the United States. The bill requires that, to obtain an approval, a foreign manufacturer must answer in their application specified questions, including whether the manufacturer is or has been subject to various civil or criminal penalties. 

Further, DOT must establish a process for any interested party to request a reevaluation of an approval for a foreign manufacturer's cylinders to review the accuracy and safety of the manufacturer's actions.

DOT must also revise the foreign inspection regulations to

require that annual inspections of foreign manufacturers be carried out if DOT determines there is good cause;

specify that a refusal of inspection shall result in the loss of good standing;

allow DOT to request testing and production records and random sample testing; and

allow for the recovery of the costs of foreign inspections, including travel and time.

The bill limits an approval to one year; however, DOT may extend an approval for five years for a manufacturer who meets certain requirements.

On an annual basis, DOT must publish a list of approved foreign manufacturers of cylinders on the PHMSA website.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2025-06-10
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2025-06-09
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2025-06-09
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2552-2553)
action_date: 2025-06-09
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2552-2553)
action_date: 2025-06-09
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1182.
action_date: 2025-06-09
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2552-2554)
action_date: 2025-06-09
text: Mr. Ezell moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
action_date: 2025-06-05
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 110.
action_date: 2025-06-05
text: Reported by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 119-141.
action_date: 2025-06-05
text: Reported by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 119-141.
action_date: 2025-02-26
text: Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2025-02-26
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
action_date: 2025-02-26
text: Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Discharged
action_date: 2025-02-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
action_date: 2025-02-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2025-02-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2025-02-11
text: Introduced in House