119-hr1587

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1587 Introduced in House

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 1587

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

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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

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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, 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.
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