What This Bill Does · Plain English
Summary · Congress.gov
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.
Action Timeline
2025-03-13
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
2025-03-13
Introduced in Senate
Frequently Asked Questions
Did S.1017 pass?
S.1017 is still alive. Current stage: COMMITTEE. Pass likelihood: 45%.
What does S.1017 do?
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 willf…
Who sponsored S.1017?
S.1017 was sponsored by Tim Sheehy (R-Montana).
Full Bill Text
119 S1017 IS: Safe and Secure Transportation of American Energy Act U.S. Senate 2025-03-13 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1017 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 13, 2025 Mr. Sheehy (for himself, Mr. Cruz , Mr. Sullivan , Mr. Budd , Mrs. Capito , Mrs. Blackburn , Mr. Young , and Mrs. Fischer ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation A BILL To amend title 49, United States Code, to modify a provision relating to criminal penalties for damaging or destroying pipeline facilities, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Safe and Secure Transportation of American Energy Act . 2. Criminal penalties Section 60123(b) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking damaging or destroying and inserting damaging, destroying, vandalizing, tampering with, disrupting the operation or construction of, or preventing the operation or construction of .
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