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"Senate Approves Pipeline Safety Bill"

"The Senate has approved a bill overhauling federal energy pipeline rules and reauthorizing the main agency overseeing pipeline safety in a vote Thursday.

The legislation, from a bipartisan group of lawmakers led by Sens. Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) and Cory Booker (D-N.J.) reauthorizes the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) through 2019 and takes new steps to cut down on spills and other problems with the American pipeline network.

The Senate approved the bill on a unanimous cosent Thursday evening."

Devin Henry reports for The Hill March 3, 2016.

Source: The Hill, 03/04/2016