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S. 1017 119th Congress Senate

Safe and Secure Transportation of American Energy Act

Official title: A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to modify a provision relating to criminal penalties for damaging or destroying pipeline facilities, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 13, 2025 Introduced by: Tim Sheehy Republican · Montana See on congress.gov
Transportation and Public Works
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Mar 13, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Mar 13, 2025
Introduced in Senate
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.
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 Lobbying activity 2

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

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 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Republican 9
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Moreno, Bernie
Ohio · Jun 10, 2025
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Lummis, Cynthia M.
Wyoming · May 5, 2025
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Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Mar 13, 2025
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Budd, Ted
North Carolina · Mar 13, 2025
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Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Mar 13, 2025
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Cruz, Ted
Texas · Mar 13, 2025
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Fischer, Deb
Nebraska · Mar 13, 2025
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Sullivan, Dan
Alaska · Mar 13, 2025
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Young, Todd
Indiana · Mar 13, 2025
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1017: Safe and Secure Transportation of American Energy Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-1017/
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"S. 1017: Safe and Secure Transportation of American Energy Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-1017/.
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S. 1017, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-1017/.
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