# 119-hr-7272: Pipeline Cybersecurity Preparedness Act

119-hr-7272, Pipeline Cybersecurity Preparedness Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14] (R-TX); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-7272
- Congress: 119
- Title: Pipeline Cybersecurity Preparedness Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2026-01-27
- Sponsor: Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Policy area: Energy
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**This bill would create a Department of Energy program to improve physical security and cybersecurity for natural gas pipelines, hazardous liquid pipelines, and liquefied natural gas facilities.** It lays out six components to coordinate federal, state, and industry action, develop voluntary technologies and technical tools, run pilot demonstrations, and build workforce training. - Pipeline operators and energy companies would have access to voluntary cybersecurity applications, pilot projects, and technical tools to evaluate and improve security capabilities. - Federal agencies and states would get DOE-led policies and procedures for better coordination and for leading response and recovery after physical or cyber incidents affecting pipelines and LNG facilities. - Energy-sector workers would gain workforce development curricula focused on physical security and cybersecurity for pipelines and LNG facilities. - A savings clause keeps other federal agencies' existing authority over pipeline security unchanged, so the bill does not alter their legal roles.

## Cosponsors (5)

- Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI), 2026-01-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crenshaw, Dan [R-TX-2] (R-TX), 2026-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pfluger, August [R-TX-11] (R-TX), 2026-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Goldman, Craig A. [R-TX-12] (R-TX), 2026-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Onder, Robert F. [R-MO-3] (R-MO), 2026-04-22T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- New Energy Department pipeline program: benefit, high. If enacted, the bill would require the Energy Department to run a program to improve physical and cyber security for natural gas pipelines, hazardous liquid pipelines, and LNG facilities. The program would set up coordination among federal agencies, states, and industry; lead coordinated incident r…
- Other agencies keep pipeline authority: mixed, low. If enacted, the bill would say that nothing in this Act changes other federal agencies' authority over physical or cyber security for natural gas pipelines, hazardous liquid pipelines, or LNG facilities. The clause would preserve current agency roles and oversight rather than transfer or remove the…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-7272 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7272)

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- [119-hr-909: Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-909)
- [119-hres-1511: Recognizing the 25th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hres-1511)
- [119-hr-1628: 761st Tank Battalion Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1628)
- [119-hr-1502: North Platte Canteen Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1502)
- [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-7272 (as of 2026-09-21).