# 119-hr-2613: Next Generation Pipelines Research and Development Act

119-hr-2613, Next Generation Pipelines Research and Development Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14] (R-TX); status in_committee (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-2613
- Congress: 119
- Title: Next Generation Pipelines Research and Development Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-04-02
- Sponsor: Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Energy
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Creates a coordinated federal push to accelerate next‑generation pipeline research, demonstrations, and commercialization.** It sets up DOE‑led programs, a National Pipeline Modernization Center, and a NIST metrology effort to move new materials, sensors, and safety tools toward markets. - Industry and workers: Funds commercialization, manufacturing scale‑up, and training with priority for existing higher education energy research centers. Section 6 is authorized at $10 million in FY2026 and $15 million annually for FY2027–2030. - Researchers and national labs: Establishes a DOE Joint Research and Development Program and a Demonstration Initiative covering 13 focus areas from advanced materials and coatings to sensors, data analytics, robotics, compressor tech, cybersecurity, and alternative fuels. Section 5 is authorized at $20 million in FY2026 and $30 million annually for FY2027–2030. - Regulators and standards bodies: Creates a NIST pipeline metrology program with up to $2.5 million per year for FY2026–2030 to improve measurement, testing, and standards, and it adjusts existing R&D authorizations while adding a dedicated $455 million line for pipeline R&D. *Authorizes targeted appropriations and repurposes existing R&D authorizations through offsets, focusing on reallocations rather than clearly increasing total federal spending in the sources.*

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2] (D-NC), 2025-04-02T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- New pipeline demos and joint research: benefit, medium. This bill would fund two DOE efforts to test and mature pipeline tech. It would authorize $45 million in FY2026 and $50 million each year in FY2027–FY2030 for competitive demonstration awards. It would also authorize $20 million in FY2026 and $30 million each year in FY2027–FY2030 for a joint low‑T…
- Who can apply and agency coordination: benefit, low. The bill would define who can apply for awards: colleges (including HBCUs, Tribal colleges, and MSIs), nonprofits, national labs, private firms, and consortia. It would also use the federal definition of a technical standard. DOE would need to coordinate with PHMSA, NIST, Interior, and multiple DOE…
- National pipeline center and NIST standards: benefit, low. The bill would set up a National Pipeline Modernization Center with a competitively selected partner. It would authorize $10 million in FY2026 and $15 million each year in FY2027–FY2030 for the center, which must coordinate with PHMSA training centers and avoid duplication with the LNG safety cente…
- Shifts in research funds toward pipelines: mixed, medium. The bill would move and extend existing federal R&D authorizations to support pipeline work. It would change dates in section 10771 from 2026 to 2030. It would cut four existing authorization lines by $100 million, $155 million, $100 million, and $100 million, and add a new $455 million authorizati…

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- 119-hr-5089: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4317: PBM Reform Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-137: TCJA Permanency Act
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-2613 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2613)

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- [119-hr-5089: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5089)
- [119-hr-4317: PBM Reform Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4317)
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-137: TCJA Permanency Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-137)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2613 (as of 2026-04-21).