HR 1587119th CongressIn Committee

Protecting International Pipelines for Energy Security Act

Introduced: Feb 25, 2025

Standard Summary

Comprehensive overview in 1-2 paragraphs

The Protecting International Pipelines for Energy Security Act would bar the President from revoking Presidential permits for cross-border energy facilities unless Congress passes a law authorizing such revocation. In practical terms, the bill locks in existing Presidential permits (and related authorizations) for the construction, connection, operation, or maintenance of oil or natural gas pipelines and electric transmission facilities that cross international borders, preventing unilateral executive action to cancel or withdraw those approvals except through an Act of Congress. The bill defines what counts as a border-crossing facility and clarifies key terms like “oil” and “natural gas” for the scope of the prohibition.

Key Points

1Prohibition on revoking permits: The President may not revoke a Presidential permit or any related permit/authorization for cross-border energy facilities unless Congress enacts a law explicitly allowing the revocation.
2Scope of permits: Applies to permits or authorizations issued under Executive Orders 13337, 11423, 12038, 10485, or any other Executive order related to the construction, connection, operation, or maintenance of cross-border oil/natural gas pipelines or electric transmission facilities.
3Border-crossing facility: Defines this as the portion of a pipeline or electric transmission facility located at the international boundary of the United States.
4Oil and natural gas definitions: Uses standard definitions—“natural gas” per the Natural Gas Act and “oil” as petroleum or petroleum products.
5Legislative-branch check on energy permitting: The bill effectively requires Congressional authorization for any revocation, constraining the President’s ability to terminate projects through executive action.

Impact Areas

Primary group/area affected: Operators and developers of cross-border energy infrastructure (oil and natural gas pipelines, and electric transmission facilities), along with border-region states and communities relying on those projects.Secondary group/area affected: Federal permitting agencies and offices that handle Presidential permits and related authorizations (under the cited Executive Orders), investors and financial markets awaiting project decisions, and environmental/advocacy groups monitoring pipeline and transmission projects.Additional impacts: Strengthened role for Congress in decisions to revoke cross-border energy projects could influence energy security planning, project timelines, and cross-border energy trade. The bill may raise questions about executive flexibility in responding to national security, environmental, or emergency situations and could invite constitutional debate over separation of powers. No funding provisions or enforcement mechanisms are specified in the text.

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