PlainBillCongress, translated.Legislation. Context. Public interest.Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
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Rep. Walberg, Tim [R-MI-5] · R–MI
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
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.
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.
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.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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Based on the full Introduced in House · 2025-02-25 text. This explanation has not received human editorial review. This overview describes the proposal’s major provisions; it does not establish what its real-world effects would be.
This bill would prevent the President from canceling permits and authorizations issued under executive orders for oil pipelines, natural gas pipelines, and electric transmission facilities, unless Congress authorized cancellation through a law. It would cover authorizations for construction, connection, operation, and maintenance, including border-crossing facilities. These are proposed restrictions, not evidence of an enacted change.
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.
Section 1 would name the legislation the Protecting International Pipelines for Energy Security Act.
This Act may be cited as the Protecting International Pipelines for Energy Security Act.
The restriction would apply despite other provisions of law. It would cover presidential permits and other permits or authorizations issued under four named executive orders or any other executive order for the listed facilities and activities. The express exception would allow the President to revoke an authorization when an Act of Congress authorizes that revocation.
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.
A border-crossing facility would mean only the portion of a covered pipeline or electric transmission facility located at a U.S. international boundary.
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.
Oil would include petroleum and petroleum products. The bill would use the Natural Gas Act's definition of natural gas rather than supply a separate definition.
The term natural gas has the meaning given such term in section 2 of the Natural Gas Act (15 U.S.C. 717a).
The term oil means petroleum or a petroleum product.
The supplied actions snapshot, updated June 12, 2025, records introduction in the House on February 25, 2025, and referrals that day to three committees and the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
Source snapshot updated 2025-06-12T08:06:40Z.
2025-02-25: Introduced in House
2025-02-25: Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
2025-02-25: 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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