Protecting International Pipelines for Energy Security Act

Bill: 117-hr-6173
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Walberg, Tim [R-MI-7]
Introduced: 2021-12-08
Policy area: Energy
Latest action: action_date: 2021-12-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-12-08
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Protecting International Pipelines for Energy Security Act</b></p> <p>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. </p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6173 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 A BILL To prohibit the President from revoking Presidential permits relating to cross-border energy facilities.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting International Pipelines for Energy Security Act . 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.