S. 655 · 117th Congress · Senate

Ending Natural Gas Companies' Seizure of Land for Export Profits Act

Active· Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Introduced
Mar 10, 21
Passed Senate
Pending
Passed House
Pending
Sent to President
Pending
Signed into Law
Pending

Executive Summary

Ending Natural Gas Companies' Seizure of Land for Export Profits Act

This bill restricts the use of eminent domain to take private or state land for the construction of a natural gas pipeline.

Specifically, the bill prohibits the U.S. districts courts from having jurisdiction to condemn property in which a state owns any interest. Further, the bill prohibits the use of eminent domain to take private property for the construction of a pipeline that will export liquefied natural gas to a foreign country.

Action Timeline

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  1. MAR 10, 2021IntroReferral

    Introduced in Senate

  2. MAR 10, 2021IntroReferral

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Committees

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Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee

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Referred: Mar 10, 2021

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