S1017Referred to Committee

Safe and Secure Transportation of American Energy Act

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-03-13
Introduced
9
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Sponsor

Tim Sheehy
Tim Sheehy
Republican · MT · Senator
Votes with party: 77.2% (891 recorded votes)
Top industries funding sponsor:
  • Conservative Groups$0k

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Cosponsors (9)

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

2025-03-13

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Plain-English Summary

Safe and Secure Transportation of American Energy Act This bill expands the types of activities that are subject to criminal penalties related to damaging or destroying an interstate gas or hazardous liquid pipeline facility. Under current law, a person who knowingly and willfully damages or destroys a pipeline facility is subject to criminal penalties, including a fine, a prison term of up to 20 years, or both. If a death results from the offense, the person may be imprisoned for any term of years or life. Under the bill, these criminal penalties also apply to a person who knowingly and willfully vandalizes, tampers with, or disrupts or prevents the operation or construction of the facility.

Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.

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Transportation and Public Works
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