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HR 2198 116th Congress House

Reaffirming Constitutional Property Rights Act

Official title: To amend the Natural Gas Act with respect to application of the right to exercise eminent domain in construction of pipelines for the exportation of natural gas, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 10, 2019 See on congress.gov
Energy Licensing and registrationsOil and gasPipelinesProperty rights
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Apr 11, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
Apr 10, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Apr 10, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 11, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Reaffirming Constitutional Property Rights Act

This bill prohibits the holder of a certification of public convenience and necessity that authorizes construction and operation of a natural gas pipeline from exercising the right of eminent domain for a pipeline designed to export liquefied natural gas to a foreign county.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2198: Reaffirming Constitutional Property Rights Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2198/
MLA
"H.R. 2198: Reaffirming Constitutional Property Rights Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2198/.
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H.R. 2198, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2198/.
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