# 119-hr-9838: National Security Interstate Pipeline Act

119-hr-9838, National Security Interstate Pipeline Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-41] (R-CA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-30).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-9838
- Congress: 119
- Title: National Security Interstate Pipeline Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-07-22
- Sponsor: Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-41] (R-CA)
- Cosponsors: 8
- Policy area: Energy
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-30

## Summary

**Gives the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission exclusive federal siting and permitting authority for interstate pipelines the President designates as critical to national security.** It would create an expedited, national-security–focused approval path that can preempt state and local rules, allow eminent domain under set procedures, and authorize narrow presidential waivers of major environmental laws to avoid delays. - Landowners near a designated pipeline would face property acquisition by negotiation or eminent domain. They would receive a written 60-day offer, an independent appraisal, a right to contest compensation, and payment at fair market value plus separate pay for temporary easements. - State, tribal, and local governments would be barred from enforcing laws that delay, raise costs, or otherwise impede covered pipeline projects and could not issue binding permits for them; only advisory permits would be allowed. - Federal agencies and project sponsors would follow an accelerated review schedule with FERC as lead agency. Federal actions would be deemed satisfied if not completed within 180 days and state or local actions within 60 days, and the President could waive NEPA, the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, or the Endangered Species Act to prevent unacceptable delay.

## Cosponsors (8)

- Rep. Obernolte, Jay [R-CA-23] (R-CA), 2026-09-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Strong, Dale W. [R-AL-5] (R-AL), 2026-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gallagher, James [R-CA-1] (R-CA), 2026-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-22] (R-CA), 2026-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Shreve, Jefferson [R-IN-6] (R-IN), 2026-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fong, Vince [R-CA-20] (R-CA), 2026-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Issa, Darrell [R-CA-48] (R-CA), 2026-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moran, Nathaniel [R-TX-1] (R-TX), 2026-07-22T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Eminent domain rules for owners: mixed, high. This bill would let a certificate holder buy land or use eminent domain in federal or state court to get rights needed for a covered pipeline after trying to negotiate. The holder must make a written offer of just compensation at least 60 days before starting condemnation and must give owners 30 da…
- Faster federal approvals and preemption: mixed, medium. This bill would give the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission exclusive authority to approve or deny covered pipeline projects and make FERC the lead federal coordinator. Federal agencies would have 180 days to finish required actions and State, Tribal, or local agencies would have 60 days; if they…
- President can fast-track pipelines: mixed, medium. This bill would let the President designate an interstate pipeline as a covered project to protect energy for military bases, the defense industrial base, or critical infrastructure resilience. The President could waive NEPA, the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, or the Endangered Species Act to…
- Which pipelines are covered: mixed, medium. This bill would define which interstate oil and gas pipelines count as "covered pipeline projects." It would say the Commission means the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. It would define terms like "military installation," "defense industrial base," and "Federal authorization." These definitio…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-9838 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9838)

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- [119-hr-2853: Combating Organized Retail Crime Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2853)
- [119-hr-425: Repealing Big Brother Overreach Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-425)
- [119-hr-38: Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-38)
- [119-hr-4382: America’s Olympic and Paralympic Games Commemorative Coins Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4382)
- [119-hr-3699: Energy Choice Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3699)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9838 (as of 2026-09-30).