H.R. 5062 · Where this bill is now
Waiting for a House vote
Approved by committee Nov 12, 2025; no House vote yet
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryTSA given authority to secure pipelines
This bill officially gives the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) the responsibility for protecting pipelines from cyberattacks, terrorism, and other security threats. It requires the TSA to create security guidelines, inspect critical pipeline facilities, meet with pipeline companies to discuss security, and report to Congress regularly on how they're doing the job.
How it affects you
This mainly affects pipeline companies and TSA employees who will work on pipeline security. For most people, the impact is indirect—the bill aims to make the infrastructure that delivers oil and gas safer from attacks, though the summary doesn't detail how this would change daily life for ordinary Americans.
Read the official summary (Reported to House, Nov 12, 2025)
Pipeline Security Act
This bill provides statutory authority for the Transportation Security Administration's (TSA's) role as the agency responsible for securing pipeline transportation and pipeline facilities against cybersecurity threats, acts of terrorism, and other security threats.
The bill specifies that, among other things, the TSA must (1) develop and update pipeline security guidelines; (2) promulgate additional related security directives or regulations, as necessary; and (3) inspect pipeline transportation and pipeline facilities that are designated as critical by the owners and operators.
Under the bill, the TSA must convene at least one industry day to engage with relevant pipeline stakeholders on security-related matters.
The TSA must report to Congress biennially on its efforts to secure pipelines.
Further, the TSA must develop a personnel strategy to carry out the TSA's responsibilities for securing pipelines. The strategy must include an assessment of (1) the cybersecurity expertise necessary to secure pipelines and a plan for expanding the TSA's expertise, and (2) the resources necessary to carry out the personnel strategy.
Finally, the Government Accountability Office must conduct a review of the implementation of this bill.
Written by AI (Claude) using only the official summary by the Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress’s nonpartisan research staff. It can miss nuance, so check the official summary and the bill text for details.
1st SessionH. R. 5062
A BILL
Pipeline Security Act
Sponsor: Rep. Julie Johnson (D-TX-32) · Introduced Aug 29, 2025 · Transportation and Public Works · 2 versions of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Nov 12, 2025: “Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 327.”
Sections
The wording of this bill hasn’t changed across its 2 official versions.