# 116-hr-6982: Landowners’ Right to Due Process in Rehearings at FERC Act of 2020

116-hr-6982, Landowners’ Right to Due Process in Rehearings at FERC Act of 2020, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Malinowski, Tom [D-NJ-7] (D-NJ); status Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-6982
- Congress: 116
- Title: Landowners’ Right to Due Process in Rehearings at FERC Act of 2020
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Introduced: 2020-05-22
- Sponsor: Rep. Malinowski, Tom [D-NJ-7] (D-NJ)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Policy area: Energy
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Landowners' Right to Due Process in Rehearings at FERC Act of 2020 This bill revises the rehearing process for petitioners aggrieved by an order issued by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) with respect to natural gas pipeline projects. Specifically, the bill sets forth a 60-day deadline for FERC to respond to a rehearing request from a petitioner. During this time, FERC is prohibited from authorizing construction-related activity that is related to the order, and the holder of a certificate of public convenience and necessity that is the subject of the order may not exercise the right of eminent domain to acquire land or other property to carry out the pipeline project.

## Cosponsors (5)

- Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] (D-NH), 2020-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6] (D-IL), 2020-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2020-05-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] (D-MD), 2020-07-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-16] (D-CA), 2020-07-20T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [116-hr-6982 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6982)

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