S. 1017
119th Congress
Safe and Secure Transportation of American Energy Act
9
Cosponsors
2
Actions
0
Amendments
0
Committees
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Since introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
13 March 2025·1 year ago
Summary
Introduced in Senate · Updated 13 August 2025
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.
Timeline
2 actions
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
13 March 2025 · IntroReferral
Introduced in Senate
13 March 2025 · IntroReferral
Sponsorship
9 cosponsors
Sponsor
Republican:Sen. Sheehy, Tim [R-MT]MTCosponsors
- Republican9100%
- Republican:Sen. Moreno, Bernie [R-OH]OH
- Republican:Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY]WY
- Republican:Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX]TX
- Republican:Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC]NC
- Republican:Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV]WV
- Republican:Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK]AK
- Republican:Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN]TN
- Republican:Sen. Young, Todd [R-IN]IN
- Republican:Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE]NE
Classification
Policy area
Transportation and Public WorksCosponsor momentum
Cumulative over time
Cosponsors grew from 7 on 13 March 2025 to 9 on 10 June 2025.
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