PHMSA Accountability Act

I 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 3290 To provide for mandamus actions under chapter 601 of title 49 of the United States Code. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JUNE 13, 2019 Ms. SPEIER (for herself, Ms. ESHOO, and Mr. SHERMAN) introduced the fol- lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To provide for mandamus actions under chapter 601 of title 49 of the United States Code. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘PHMSA Account- 4 ability Act’’. 5 SEC. 2. ACTIONS BY PRIVATE PERSONS. 6 Section 60121 of title 49, United States Code, is 7 amended by adding at the end the following: 8 VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:35 Jun 18, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3290.IH H3290 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 2 •HR 3290 IH ‘‘(e) MANDAMUS.—A person may bring a civil action 1 in an appropriate district court of the United States to 2 compel the Secretary to perform a nondiscretionary duty 3 under this chapter that the Secretary has failed to per- 4 form.’’. 5 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:35 Jun 18, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H3290.IH H3290 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS