S. 5237: Compressed Gas Cylinder Safety and Oversight Improvements Act of 2022

117th Congress · introduced 2022-12-12 · Transportation and Public Works · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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Where it came from: introduced 2022-12-12 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Compressed Gas Cylinder Safety and Oversight Improvements Act of 2022

Plain summary

Compressed Gas Cylinder Safety and Oversight Improvements Act of 2022 This bill expands requirements for foreign manufacturers of cylinders used for transporting hazardous materials in the United States (e.g., compressed gas cylinders). Current regulations require foreign manufacturers to apply for approval from the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration for testing such cylinders outside of the United States. For example, the bill requires that, to obtain an approval, manufacturers must answer in their applications specified questions, including whether the manufacturer is or has been subject to various civil or criminal penalties. The bill limits an approval to one year; however, the administration may extend an approval for five years if the manufacturer meets certain requirements.

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Official text

Compressed Gas Cylinder Safety and Oversight Improvements Act of 2022

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Sponsor: Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH] · 3 cosponsors

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Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Bill Hagerty (R-TN), Richard J. Durbin (D-IL)

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117s5237.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/s>

Record fed-us-cong117-s5237 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117