Safe and Secure Transportation of American Energy Act
Introduced Mar 13, 2025 by Sen. Tim Sheehy
It's waiting on a committee vote to reach the full chamber. Most bills never leave this stage.
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,
Read the full summary on Congress.govSummary by the Congressional Research Service.
No floor votes yet — it hasn't reached the floor of either chamber.