Title: Protecting International Pipelines for Energy Security Act
Policy area: Energy

Summary:
Protecting International Pipelines for Energy Security Act
This bill requires the President to obtain the approval of Congress before revoking a permit or other authorization required under executive orders for constructing, connecting, operating, or maintaining an oil or natural gas pipeline, an electric transmission facility, or a border-crossing facility.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6173 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 6173

 To prohibit the President from revoking Presidential permits relating 
                   to cross-border energy facilities.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            December 8, 2021

 Mr. Walberg (for himself, Mr. Latta, Mr. Bergman, Mrs. McClain, Mrs. 
  Lesko, Mr. Tiffany, Mr. Balderson, Mr. Griffith, Mr. Moolenaar, Mr. 
     Duncan, Mr. Gallagher, Mr. Johnson of Ohio, and Mr. Joyce of 
Pennsylvania) 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

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                                 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, required 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.
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