House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bud Shuster (R-Pa.) says legislation to make pipelines safer is dead for this year. Shuster had attempted to have the House approve a safety bill passed on Sept. 7 by the Senate. But on Oct. 10, the measure failed to gain the two-thirds majority necessary for approval under House rules.
The 106th Congress is hurrying to complete its work for the year within the next several days.