New Bill Seeks to Increase Penalties for Attacks on Critical US Infrastructure

In an aerial view, fuel holding tanks are seen at Colonial Pipeline's Dorsey Junction Station in Washington on May 13, 2021. Drew Angerer/Getty Images

A Texas lawmaker has introduced a bill that seeks to impose a mandatory minimum sentence of 30 years in prison and sanctions for foreign actors who commit attacks on key U.S. infrastructure.

Rep. Pat Fallon (R-Texas) announced the bill, entitled “Protecting Critical Infrastructure Act of 2021,” which will also place severe sanctions against individuals who have been convicted of an attempted or successful incursion on critical infrastructure. Sanctions could include asset blocking, inadmissibility into the United States, and the revocation of current visas.