Ending Natural Gas Companies' Seizure of Land for Export Profits Act
Latest action · Sep 23, 2020 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedSep 23, 2020
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Ending Natural Gas Companies' Seizure of Land for Export Profits Act
This bill addresses jurisdiction of U.S. district courts over eminent domain proceedings and the use of eminent domain by the holder of a certificate of public convenience and necessity to acquire land or property with respect to natural gas pipelines.
Specifically, the bill
- provides that U.S. districts courts shall not have jurisdiction to condemn property in which a state owns any interest, and
- 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 country.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Sep 23, 2020.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Original | Sep 23, 2020 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 23, 2020Introduced in Senate
- Sep 23, 2020Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Energy.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 23, 2020Introduced in Senate
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