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S.655: Ending Natural Gas Companies' Seizure of Land for Export Profits Act
About This Bill
- Introduced March 10, 2021
- Latest Major Action March 10, 2021
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- Introduced in Senate - March 10, 2021
Bill 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...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
| Date | Description |
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| March 10, 2021 |
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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| March 10, 2021 |
Introduced in the Senate by Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) |