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S. 2508

U.S. Senate•In Senate Committee

Summary

S. 2508, the Gas Pipeline Leak Detection and Repair Act of 2025, was introduced in the Senate on Jul 29, 2025 by Sen. Ben Lujan (D) with 7 co-sponsors. It was referred to Commerce, Science, And Transportation, and last saw action on Jul 29, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Record

Text

S. 2508 has 7 co-sponsors.

sb2508/introduced-in-senate.txt
119 S2508 IS: Gas Pipeline Leak Detection and Repair Act of 2025
 U.S. Senate
 2025-07-29
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
  II
  119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
  S. 2508
  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
  July 29, 2025
  Mr. Luján  (for himself,  Mr. Markey ,  Mr.
  Hickenlooper ,  Mr. Whitehouse ,
  Mr. Bennet ,  Mr.
  Fetterman , and  Mr. Heinrich )
  introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and
  Transportation
  A BILL
To give effect to a final rule of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials
  Safety Administration relating to gas pipeline leak detection and repair, and for other
  purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Gas Pipeline Leak Detection and Repair Act of 2025  .
2.
Gas pipeline leak detection and repair
(a)
In general
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the final rule of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration issued under section 60102(q) of title 49, United States Code, on January 17, 2025, relating to  Pipeline Safety: Gas Pipeline Leak Detection and Repair  (Docket No. PHMSA–2021–0039; RIN 2137–AF51) shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act.
(b)
Subsequent updates
Nothing in this section prohibits the Secretary from updating any regulation promulgated or revised under this section or section 60102(q) of title 49, United States Code, to provide protections or standards that are more stringent than those provided by the rule made effective by subsection (a) or any other rule in effect as of the date of enactment of this Act.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-07-29
  2. Passed Senate
  3. Passed House
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

A bill to give effect to a final rule of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration relating to gas pipeline leak detection and repair, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Sen. Ben Lujan (D) sponsors S. 2508, and 7 members have co-sponsored it, 6 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

S. 2508 went before 1 committee: Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Referred To · Jul 29, 2025 · 458 Bills

Actions

S. 2508 has taken 2 actions since Jul 29, 2025.

ChamberAction
Jul 29, 2025
Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
Jul 29, 2025
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Introduced in Senate

Votes

S. 2508 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to S. 2508, as Identical bill.

Titles

S. 2508 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Gas Pipeline Leak Detection and Repair Act of 2025 — Display Title
  • Gas Pipeline Leak Detection and Repair Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • A bill to give effect to a final rule of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration relating to gas pipeline leak detection and repair, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

2 clients hired 2 firms and 4 registered lobbyists who named S. 2508 in 5 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Agriculture, Bankruptcy, Budget/Appropriations, Clean Air and Water (quality), Disaster Planning/Emergencies, Economics/Economic Development, Energy/Nuclear, Environment/Superfund.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
APPALACHIAN VOICESEnvironmental and economic development nonprofitVirginia14—
OPPORTUNITY FINANCIAL, LLC—Illinois11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
APPALACHIAN VOICES14—
OPPORTUNITY FINANCIAL, LLC11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
CHELSEA BARNES114
KEVIN ZEDACK114
QUENTON KING114
JOSEPH RUBIN111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
OPPORTUNITY FINANCIAL, LLCOPPORTUNITY FINANCIAL, LLC2025 first_quarter$210K1st Quarter - Report
APPALACHIAN VOICESAPPALACHIAN VOICES2026 second_quarter$40K2nd Quarter - Report
APPALACHIAN VOICESAPPALACHIAN VOICES2025 third_quarter$40K3rd Quarter - Report
APPALACHIAN VOICESAPPALACHIAN VOICES2026 first_quarter$30K1st Quarter - Report
APPALACHIAN VOICESAPPALACHIAN VOICES2025 fourth_quarter$30K4th Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 2508 under Transportation and Public Works, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 2508’s is Transportation and Public Works.

s2508/policy-areas.txt
Transportation and Public WorksAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationWater Resources Development

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com