# 119-s-2320: Compressed Gas Cylinder Safety and Oversight Improvements Act of 2025

119-s-2320, Compressed Gas Cylinder Safety and Oversight Improvements Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Moreno, Bernie [R-OH] (R-OH); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-2320
- Congress: 119
- Title: Compressed Gas Cylinder Safety and Oversight Improvements Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-07-17
- Sponsor: Sen. Moreno, Bernie [R-OH] (R-OH)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-15

## Summary

**This bill would tighten oversight of foreign manufacturers of compressed gas cylinders used in U.S. commerce.** It focuses on stricter application disclosures, shorter approval terms with limited five-year extensions, expanded inspections, and a public reevaluation process. - Foreign manufacturers: Must answer specified additional questions in approval applications and receive approvals no longer than one year. DOT may extend approval to five years if the maker attests to required conditions and demonstrates three years of compliance. - Inspections and enforcement: DOT must revise rules to allow annual inspections for good cause. A refusal to inspect can cost a manufacturer's in-good-standing status and DOT may request test and production records, conduct random sample testing, and recover inspection travel and time costs. - Transparency and public input: DOT must publish notification when an application is received and allow 30 days for public comment before approval. Within 180 days the department must create a process for interested parties to request reevaluation and must publish an annual list of approved foreign manufacturers.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] (D-WI), 2025-07-17T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Public list and reevaluation petitions: benefit, low. If enacted, DOT would publish and update each year a public list of approved foreign cylinder makers and the length of their approvals. The first list must be published within one year after enactment. Within 180 days, DOT would also set rules letting any interested party petition for reevaluation…
- Stronger foreign cylinder inspections and fees: mixed, low. If enacted, DOT would be able to require annual inspections of foreign cylinder makers when there is good cause. Refusing inspection would remove a maker's "in good standing" status. The Secretary could demand test and production records and order random sample testing. The Secretary could suspend…
- Tighter approval rules for foreign makers: mixed, low. If enacted, approvals for foreign cylinder makers would default to no more than one year. DOT could grant a five-year approval only if the maker attests none of its cylinders are barred under 19 U.S.C. 1307, certifies application accuracy and reporting, and DOT finds the maker "in good standing" (t…

## Related bills

- 119-s-524: Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025
- 119-s-1541: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-s-3597: National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2026
- 119-s-3903: Railway Safety Act of 2026
- 119-s-93: Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Amendments Act of 2025
- 119-s-3257: John A. Hauser Mental Health in Aviation Act

## Sources
- [119-s-2320 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/2320)

## Related
- [119-s-524: Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-524)
- [119-s-1541: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1541)
- [119-s-3597: National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3597)
- [119-s-3903: Railway Safety Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3903)
- [119-s-93: Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Amendments Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-93)
- [119-s-3257: John A. Hauser Mental Health in Aviation Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3257)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2320 (as of 2026-10-15).