Protect the Permian Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 4034 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4034 To authorize the establishment of a program to combat oil theft in the Permian Basin. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 17, 2025 Mr. Tony Gonzales of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To authorize the establishment of a program to combat oil theft in the Permian Basin. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Protect the Permian Act of 2025''. SEC. 2. PERMIAN BASIN OIL THEFT TASK FORCE. (a) In General.--The Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation is authorized to establish a program to combat oil theft in the Permian Basin to be carried out through the Permian Basin Oil Theft Task Force (hereinafter in this Act referred to as the ``task force''). (b) Coordination.--In carrying out the program established pursuant to subsection (a), the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation shall coordinate with the heads of relevant State, local, and Tribal law enforcement organizations, including other relevant organizations, at the Director's discretion, with expertise in the oil and gas industry, such as the Railroad Commission of Texas. (c) Composition.--The task force shall consist of not fewer than 2 full time employees of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, one of whom shall be the head of the task force, and may include such local, State, and tribal law enforcement partners as the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation determines appropriate. (d) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act and annually thereafter, the task force sh