S. 1399 · 118th Congress · Energy
Building American Energy Security Act of 2023
- IntroducedMay 2, 2023 Done
- CommitteeDied Jan 3, 2025 Stopped here
- Senate floorNot yet Not reached yet
- House floorNot yet Not reached yet
- Chambers agreeNot yet Not reached yet
- PresidentNot yet Not reached yet
What it does
This bill establishes requirements to accelerate the environmental review of federal agency actions that involve certain energy infrastructure or critical mineral projects, including the Mountain Valley Pipeline, which is a natural gas pipeline located in Virginia and West Virginia.
Specifically, the bill modifies requirements under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, including by
• setting maximum timelines for the environmental reviews of federal actions that involve major energy infrastructure projects,
• allowing project sponsors to sue agencies if the timelines are not met,
• establishing requirements to accelerate such reviews that involve multiple agencies, and
• limiting judicial review of agency decisions.
Further, the President must designate and periodically update a list of high-priority energy infrastructure projects and prioritize permitting for these projects.
The bill also expands covered projects under FAST-41, which qualify for expedited environmental review, to include certain federal agency actions that involve (1) critical minerals, or (2) energy infrastructure projects that require an investment of more than $50 million.
In addition, the bill modifies provisions under the Federal Power Act and the Natural Gas Act, including by authorizing the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to approve permits for certain interstate electric transmission facilities and hydrogen pipelines. Finally, the bill requires federal agencies to take certain actions to complete the Mountain Valley Pipeline.
Congressional Research Service · summary of “Introduced in Senate” version · May 2, 2023
Who lobbies on it
22 organizations · 119 filings · Q2 2023–Q4 2024One square per quarter since introduction, oldest left. Filled = named it that quarter.
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American Chemistry Council
7 of 7 quarters
“P.L. 117-58, Inflation Reduction Act; P.L. 117-169, Bipartisan Infrastructure Law; H.J Res. 117, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Reconsideration of the National Ambient Air Quality…”
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Shell Usa, Inc. (fka Shell Oil Company)
7 of 7 quarters
“Issues related to the development of offshore wind, including permitting, transmission, lease sales, and marine fisheries management; Issues related to federal appropriations for Commerce and the Interior; Issues related to permitting reform and transmission development; H.R. 1 - Lower Energy Costs Act; S. 1399…”
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Xcel Energy Inc
7 of 7 quarters
“S. 452, the Nuclear Fuel Security Act; S. 914, The Energy Threat Analysis Center Establishment Act; S. 946, the SITE Act; S. 1043, the Natural GAS Act; S. 1111, the ADVANCE Act; S. 1399, Building American Energy Security Act; S. 1449, RESTART Act; S. 1456, SPUR Act; S. 1521, Community and Hydropower Improvement Act…”
19 more organizations, every filingPROUpgrade
Organizations that named S. 1399 in a quarterly lobbying report. Covers organizations with a PAC on file; reports from organizations without one aren’t loaded yet. Spend is the organization’s total across all issues: reports don’t split spending by bill. Source: Senate lobbying disclosures (LD-2) from lda.gov; quotes are word for word from the “specific lobbying issues” field.
Actions
2 actions · newest first- May 2, 2023Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- May 2, 2023Introduced in Senate