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Protecting International Pipelines for Energy Security Act
To prohibit the President from revoking Presidential permits relating to cross-border energy facilities.
Summary
The bill prohibits the President from revoking Presidential permits for the construction, connection, operation, or maintenance of oil or natural gas pipelines and electric transmission facilities, including the portions that cross international borders. Presidential permits issued under several Executive Orders related to cross-border energy infrastructure are protected from revocation by executive action alone. The bill establishes that any revocation of such permits would require authorization through an Act of Congress rather than executive action. The bill defines the scope of protected permits to include border-crossing facilities—the portions of pipelines and transmission facilities located at the United States international boundary.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Walberg, Tim [R-MI-5] (R-MI)
1 cosponsor
Actions (3)
- Feb 25, 2025 Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials. · house
- Feb 25, 2025 Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Natural Resources, 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. · house
- Feb 25, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 25, 2025
Mr. Walberg (for himself and Mr. Tiffany) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Natural Resources, 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 prohibit the President from revoking Presidential permits relating to cross-border energy facilities.
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 “Protecting International Pipelines for Energy Security Act”.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON REVOCATION OF PRESIDENTIAL PERMITS.
(a) In General.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the President may not revoke a Presidential permit, or any other permit or authorization, issued pursuant to Executive Order No. 13337 (3 U.S.C. 301 note), Executive Order No. 11423 (3 U.S.C. 301 note), Executive Order No. 12038 (43 Fed. Reg. 4957), Executive Order No. 10485 (18 Fed. Reg. 5397), or any other Executive order for the construction, connection, operation, or maintenance of an oil or natural gas pipeline or electric transmission facility, or any border-crossing facility thereof, unless such revocation is authorized by an Act of Congress.
(b) Definitions.—In this section:
(1) Border-crossing facility.—The term “border-crossing facility” means the portion of an oil or natural gas pipeline or electric transmission facility that is located at an international boundary of the United States.
(2) Natural gas.—The term “natural gas” has the meaning given such term in section 2 of the Natural Gas Act (15 U.S.C. 717a).
(3) Oil.—The term “oil” means petroleum or a petroleum product. <all>
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