Sen. Pat Toomey Introduces Pipeline Permitting Bill Before Exiting Senate

Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) heads into the Senate chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on June 23, 2022. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

With just days left in the 117th Congress, exiting U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey, a Pennsylvania Republican, has introduced a measure that would ease the permitting process for pipelines.

The Pipeline Permitting for Energy Security Act is described as creating regulatory certainty for natural gas pipeline construction across the United States. Specifically, it would approve the completion of the Mountain Valley Pipeline, spanning 303 miles from northwestern West Virginia to southern Virginia.