Bill Sponsor
Senate Bill 641
117th Congress(2021-2022)
Landowner Fairness Act
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Mar 9, 2021
Overview
Text
Sponsor
Introduced
Mar 9, 2021
Latest Action
Mar 9, 2021
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
641
Congress
117
Policy Area
Energy
Energy
Primary focus of measure is all sources and supplies of energy, including alternative energy sources, oil and gas, coal, nuclear power; efficiency and conservation; costs, prices, and revenues; electric power transmission; public utility matters.
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Oregon
Democrat
New Jersey
Senate Votes (0)
House Votes (0)
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Landowner Fairness Act

This bill limits the use of eminent domain to take private property for the construction and operation of a natural gas pipeline facility.

Specifically, this bill ends the legal presumption that natural gas exports are by definition in the public interest. In addition, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission must consider certain factors in issuing certificates of public convenience and necessity for natural gas projects. Finally, the bill prohibits the holder of a certification of public convenience and necessity from exercising the right of eminent domain for a pipeline designed to export liquefied natural gas to a foreign country.

Text (1)
Actions (2)
03/09/2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
03/09/2021
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Mar 8, 2023 8:12:49 PM