Compressed Gas Cylinder Safety and Oversight Improvements Act of 2025

This bill changes the rules for foreign companies that make cylinders used to transport dangerous materials like compressed gas in the United States. Currently, these foreign manufacturers must get approval from the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration to test their cylinders outside the U.S. The bill requires foreign manufacturers to answer specific questions in their applications, including whether they have faced civil or criminal penalties. It also lets anyone request that the government review whether a foreign manufacturer should keep its approval, requires annual inspections of foreign manufacturers when there is good cause, and allows the government to ask for testing records and samples while recovering inspection costs. Approvals would last only one year unless extended for up to five years for manufacturers meeting certain requirements, and the government must publish a yearly list of approved foreign manufacturers online.

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