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Bills/119th Congress · House

H.R. 3949

Introduced

Propane Accessibility and Regulatory Relief Act

Sponsor
REric Burlison· Missouri
Introduced
June 12, 2025
Policy area
Government Operations and Politics
Latest action
Referred to the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection.June 13, 2025
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3949 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3949

To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to exempt from CFATS 
regulations certain propane tanks, and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

June 12, 2025

Mr. Burlison introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on 
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 direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to exempt from CFATS 
regulations certain propane tanks, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Propane Accessibility and Regulatory 
Relief Act''.

SEC. 2. EXEMPTION FROM CFATS REGULATIONS OF CERTAIN PROPANE TANKS.

The Secretary of Homeland Security shall take such actions as may 
be necessary to exempt from any CFATS regulation (as such term is 
defined in section 2101 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 
621)) any propane tank with a capacity of up to 126,000 pounds of 
propane.
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