# 119-hr-8050: Preventing Future Vintage Plastic Pipeline Tragedies Act

119-hr-8050, Preventing Future Vintage Plastic Pipeline Tragedies Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6] (D-PA); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-06-04).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-8050
- Congress: 119
- Title: Preventing Future Vintage Plastic Pipeline Tragedies Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2026-03-24
- Sponsor: Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6] (D-PA)
- Cosponsors: 10
- Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-06-04

## Summary

**This bill would require gas distribution operators to identify and report the presence of Aldyl-A polyethylene piping.** It would also add "historic plastics with known safety issues" to state and federal pipeline safety and risk-management rules and limit assessments to non-invasive methods within 3 years. - Owners and operators must assess their systems for Aldyl-A within 3 years and submit the estimated total mileage identified to the Secretary. The Secretary may not require excavation for those assessments. - State pipeline safety program certifications are revised to recognize cast iron and bare steel under a revised framework and to add pipelines built from historic plastics with known safety issues as a new category. - Distribution Integrity Management Programs would broaden risk evaluations to identify presence of pipes and mains made of cast iron, unprotected steel, wrought iron, or historic plastics with known safety issues. Existing federal safety authority under the cited 49 U.S.C. provisions is preserved.

## Cosponsors (10)

- Rep. Meuser, Daniel [R-PA-9] (R-PA), 2026-03-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] (D-PA), 2026-03-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16] (R-PA), 2026-03-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] (D-PA), 2026-03-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mackenzie, Ryan [R-PA-7] (R-PA), 2026-03-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Deluzio, Christopher R. [D-PA-17] (D-PA), 2026-03-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15] (R-PA), 2026-03-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2] (D-PA), 2026-03-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2026-03-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] (D-PA), 2026-03-24T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- New checks on gas pipe plastics: benefit, medium. If enacted, this bill would require gas distribution operators to check for Aldyl-A polyethylene within 3 years of enactment. Operators would send the Secretary the estimated miles of Aldyl-A they find. The Secretary could not require digging just to do the check. The bill would also require risk r…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-7567: Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act
- 119-hr-1065: Protect Our Letter Carriers Act of 2025
- 119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act
- 119-hr-3514: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-8050 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8050)

## Related
- [119-hr-7567: Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7567)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-1065: Protect Our Letter Carriers Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1065)
- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
- [119-hr-3514: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3514)
- [119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2102)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8050 (as of 2026-06-04).