S 5045 · 118th Congress 2023–2025, ended

Safe and Secure Transportation of American Energy Act

Introduced Sep 12, 2024 Originated Senate Sponsor Ted Cruz R-TX

Fact sheet

Latest action · Sep 12, 2024 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.

  1. IntroducedSep 12, 2024
  2. Passed SenateNot reached
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

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.

Cosponsors 10

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 12, 2024 to Sep 23, 2024, with 9 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-WYCynthia M. LummisOriginalSep 12, 2024
R-AKDan SullivanOriginalSep 12, 2024
R-NEDeb FischerOriginalSep 12, 2024
R-KSJerry MoranOriginalSep 12, 2024
R-TNMarsha BlackburnOriginalSep 12, 2024
R-MSRoger F. WickerOriginalSep 12, 2024
R-WVShelley Moore CapitoOriginalSep 12, 2024
R-NCTed BuddOriginalSep 12, 2024
R-INTodd YoungOriginalSep 12, 2024
R-MOEric SchmittSep 23, 2024

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Sep 12, 2024Introduced in Senate
  2. Sep 12, 2024Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Sep 12, 2024Introduced in Senate

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