# 114-hr-5630: Safer Pipelines Act of 2016

114-hr-5630, Safer Pipelines Act of 2016, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ); status Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-5630
- Congress: 114
- Title: Safer Pipelines Act of 2016
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Introduced: 2016-07-06
- Sponsor: Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Energy
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Safe and Accountable Federal Energy Review for Pipelines Act of 2016 or the Safer Pipelines Act of 2016 This bill amends the Natural Gas Act to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), before granting a certificate of public convenience and necessity for a proposed pipeline expansion project, to: conduct a full evidentiary hearing on the need for the expansion or a cumulative review of planned energy infrastructure projects in the region of the proposed expansion; and consider matters that include existing capacity, renewable energy goals, and the ability to otherwise meet energy needs. Additionally, FERC must: (1) consider, in the case of interstate pipeline projects, the cumulative environmental impacts of other interstate or regional projects; and (2) monitor approved pipeline projects for five years to ensure that environmental mitigation steps have been implemented.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5] (D-TN), 2016-09-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8] (D-PA), 2016-09-07T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 114-hr-5625: Modernizing Government Travel Act
- 114-hr-5044: Making supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2016 to respond to Zika virus.
- 114-hr-4592: Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act
- 114-hr-4479: Families of Flint Act
- 114-hr-3929: Office of Strategic Services Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 114-hr-3185: Equality Act

## Sources
- [114-hr-5630 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/5630)

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- [114-hr-5044: Making supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2016 to respond to Zika viru…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5044)
- [114-hr-4592: Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4592)
- [114-hr-4479: Families of Flint Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4479)
- [114-hr-3929: Office of Strategic Services Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3929)
- [114-hr-3185: Equality Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3185)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5630 (as of 2025-11-18).